AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 Abstract
Heart transplant survival was similar after two types of donation
Five-year mortality was similar after circulatory-death versus brain-death donation, with a hazard ratio of 0.99 comparing death rates over time.Five-year mortality was similar after circulatory-death versus brain-death donation, with a hazard ratio of 0.99 comparing death rates over time.
Cohort · 21,970 peopleInterventions
Who was studied21,970 adult heart transplant recipients, five years, against DBD recipients
What changedFive-year mortality did not differ between circulatory-death and brain-death donation (unadjusted HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.87-1.13)
The catchThe abstract did not give the donor-age range to inform specific age cutoffs