Publications by authors named "Mara Nogueira de Araujo"
Clin Transplant
July 2016
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed donor data from 2010-2012 in São Paulo, Brazil, to understand why many potential heart donors were not used for transplantation.
- Out of 328 potential donors, only 26 (7.9%) were actually utilized, with older age, poor medical history, and cardiac complications being the primary reasons for refusal.
- The findings suggest that implementing echocardiogram evaluations could help increase the number of viable hearts for transplantation in Brazil.
