Ersilia M Defilippis, Adhya Mehta, Fatimah A Alkhunaizi, Christy N Taylor, José Lopez, Laura McLaughlin, Vanessa Blumer, Nasrien E Ibrahim
Financial considerations continue to impact access to heart transplantation. Transplant recipients face various costs, including, but not limited to, the index hospitalization, immunosuppressive medications, and lodging and travel to appointments. In this study, we sought to describe the state of crowdfunding for individuals being evaluated for heart transplantation. Using the search term heart transplant, 1000 GoFundMe campaigns were reviewed. After exclusions, 634 (63.4%) campaigns were included. Most campaigns were in support of white individuals (57...
February 24, 2024: Journal of Cardiac Failure