Open AccessCenter-level Utilization of Hepatitis C Virus–positive Donors for Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
Lauren V. Huckaby,
Laura Seese,
Robert Handzel,
Yisi Wang,
Gavin Hickey,
Arman Kilic
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003674
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , single center , gastroenterology , heart transplantation , transplantation , virus , immunology
The use of hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV+) donors has expanded the donor pool for orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). This study evaluated center-level trends and utilization of HCV+ donors for OHT.