Adult-age donors offer acceptable long-term survival to pediatric heart transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database Mark J. Russo, MD, MS, Ryan R. Davies, MD, Robert A. Sorabella, BA, Timothy P. Martens, MD, Isaac George, MD, Faisal H. Cheema, MD, Seema Mital, MD, Ralph S. Mosca, MD, Jonathan M. Chen, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 132, Issue 5, Pages 1208-1212 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.054 Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Number of donor hearts for all recipients per year stratified by age category. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 132, 1208-1212DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.054) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 A, Kaplan-Meier analysis for survival among the low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk groups. B, Kaplan-Meier analysis for transplant coronary artery disease–free survival among the low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk groups. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 132, 1208-1212DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.04.054) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions