Heart Transplantation in Giant Cell Myocarditis: Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry

Compared with patients with IDCMP, those with GCM present more acutely and have significantly higher utilization of biventricular mechanical circulatory support. Despite higher rates of early rejection, post-transplantation survival of patients with GCM was similar to that of other myocarditides and IDCMP.