Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9975459 The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2005 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Receiving a heart from a donor with fatal gunshot brain injury is a significant risk factor for recipient mortality following OHTx. Cautious use of heart allograft from these donors, especially in low-risk recipients, may lead to improved outcome following heart transplantation.
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Decreased recipient survival following orthotopic heart transplantation with use of hearts from donors with projectile brain injury
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