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Editorial
. 2024 Nov 30;13(6):519-521.
doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-dcd-0030. Epub 2024 Sep 29.

Heart transplantation following donation after euthanasia

Vincent Tchana-Sato #  1 , Gregory Hans #  2 , Janne Brouckaert  3 , Olivier Detry  4 , Oceane Jaquet  2 , Mai-Linh Nguyen Trung  5 , Arnaud Ancion  5 , Katrien Vandendriessche  3 , Johan Van Cleemput  6 , Marc Gilbert Lagny  1 , Filip Rega  3 , Didier Ledoux  7
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Editorial

Heart transplantation following donation after euthanasia

Vincent Tchana-Sato et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Organ donation; euthanasia; heart transplantation (HT); heart transplantation following euthanasia (HT following euthanasia); organ donation after circulatory death.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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