Traumatic brain injury donation is not associated with poorer outcomes following orthotopic heart transplantation

Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 15:323:192-193. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.015. Epub 2020 Sep 12.

Authors

Metesh Acharya¹, Aron-Frederik Popov²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: AronF.Popov@gmail.com.

PMID: 32931851
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.015

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MeSH terms

Brain Death
Brain Injuries, Traumatic* / epidemiology
Brain Injuries, Traumatic* / surgery
China
Heart Transplantation* / adverse effects
Humans
Tissue Donors