A shortage of donor hearts remains a critical problem in cardiac transplantation, resulting in longer recipient wait times and increased wait list mortality. The disparity between available donor hearts and patients with end-stage heart failure who need transplant is expected to grow. The donor heart pool can be increased by using organs from expanded criteria, Public Health Service increased risk, hepatitis C, and donation after circulatory death donors.
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