Abstract:The 2018 Revised United Network for Organ Sharing Heart Allocation System (HAS) was proposed to reclassify status 1A candidates into groups of decreasing acuity; however, it does not take into account factors such as body mass index (BMI) and blood group which influence waitlist (WL) outcomes. We sought to validate patient prioritization in the new HAS at our center. We retrospectively evaluated patients listed for heart transplantation (n = 214) at Emory University Hospital from 2011 to 2017. Patients were re… Show more
“…3 Much has been written about the outcomes since that time, with some showing worsening mortality as a result of preferentially transplanting the sickest patients and others showing no difference. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In this issue of Transplantation Direct, Liu et al 20 share their experience with the new allocation system at a single US academic medical center. They describe 38 heart transplants performed before the change in allocation and 33 conducted in the year following the new rules.…”
“…3 Much has been written about the outcomes since that time, with some showing worsening mortality as a result of preferentially transplanting the sickest patients and others showing no difference. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In this issue of Transplantation Direct, Liu et al 20 share their experience with the new allocation system at a single US academic medical center. They describe 38 heart transplants performed before the change in allocation and 33 conducted in the year following the new rules.…”
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