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Reducing the wait: TCV can expand the donor pool for heart transplant candidates
Author(s) -
Szugye Nicholas A.,
Moore Ryan A.,
Dani Alia,
Lorts Angela,
Zafar Farhan,
Morales David L. S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/petr.14012
Subject(s) - medicine , heart transplantation , heart transplants , intensive care medicine , cardiology , heart failure
A 16‐year‐old with new‐onset dilated cardiomyopathy underwent VAD placement, later complicated by low flow from outflow graft kinking. To expedite heart transplantation, TCV was calculated and compared with 141 normal patients pinpointing the upper weight threshold. He was transplanted 2 days later within the expanded weight range with no post‐transplant complications.