Giulia Elena Mandoli, Maria Barilli, Davide Soviero, Nicolò Ghionzoli, Federico Landra, Massimo Maccherini, Sonia Bernazzali, Benedetta Maria Natali, Marta Focardi, Luna Cavigli, Flavio D'Ascenzi, Maria Concetta Pastore, Carlotta Sciaccaluga, Tonino Bombardini, Serafina Valente, Matteo Cameli
Background : The gold-standard treatment for end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation, but the lack of organ donors remains an important limitation in this field. An accurate selection of marginal hearts is fundamental to increase organ availability. Purpose : In our study we analyzed if recipients receiving marginal donor (MD) hearts, selected by dipyridamole stress echocardiography according to the ADOHERS national protocol, had different outcomes compared to recipients with acceptable donor (AD) hearts...
May 16, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine