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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1314-1315
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Davis C. Drinkwater, Jr, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1741

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See also page 1310.

This study by Carrier and co-authors raises issues important to cardiac transplantation in 1996. Namely, what are the factors that cause a single center's mortality from early graft failure to more than double as it did in their experience during the study period (from 4% to 8.8%)? There has been a general trend in many transplant programs to accept less optimal donors, primarily due to the growing discrepancy between the numbers of recipients and donors, and it would appear that Carrier and co-authors' program is no exception. Although it can not be assumed, it is likely, based on the information provided in this report, that recipients from both eras in this study are roughly comparable, and therefore patient characteristics are not a major factor in outcomes resulting in a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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