In The News: New Life for Donor Hearts Normally Deemed Off-Limits for Transplant
Early data on those looking outside traditional brain-dead donor pool Transmedics reporting good short-term clinical outcomes for DCD donor hearts assessed and preserved on the company’s OCS Heart System MEDPAGE TODAY
By Nic Lou, Staff Writer | December 15, 2021 The limited practice of transplanting hearts from non-heart-beating donors has been associated with favorable outcomes and may be gaining traction, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry data showed. Overall