Retrospective Cohort Study: Association of donor brain death due to stroke with prognosis after heart transplantation.

Association of Donor Brain Death Due to Stroke With Prognosis After Heart Transplantation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Donor Brain Death Due to Stroke and Prognosis After Heart Transplant – American College of Cardiology

Young Stroke Victims’ Hearts Might Not Be as Good for Transplantation – MedPage Today

Commentary on Twitter

? Takeaway: #Stroke as the cause of donor brain death compared to all other causes of brain death was not associated w/ increased mortality or allograft failure in heart transplant recipients. Read more: https://t.co/NynBVsQSqh #cvSurg #cvHCM @MartyTamMD

— American College of Cardiology (@ACCinTouch) March 16, 2022