[HTML][HTML] The effect of donor age on posttransplant mortality in a cohort of adult cardiac transplant recipients aged 18-45
Hearts from older donors are increasingly utilized for transplantation due to unmet demand.
Conflicting evidence exists regarding the prognosis of recipients of advanced age donor
hearts, especially in young recipients. A retrospective analysis was performed on 11 433
patients aged 18 to 45 who received a cardiac transplant from 2000 to 2017. Overall, 10 279
patients received hearts from donors less than 45 and 1145 from donors greater than 45.
Recipients of older donors were older (37 vs. 34 years, P<. 01) and had higher rates of …
Conflicting evidence exists regarding the prognosis of recipients of advanced age donor
hearts, especially in young recipients. A retrospective analysis was performed on 11 433
patients aged 18 to 45 who received a cardiac transplant from 2000 to 2017. Overall, 10 279
patients received hearts from donors less than 45 and 1145 from donors greater than 45.
Recipients of older donors were older (37 vs. 34 years, P<. 01) and had higher rates of …