Episode 78: Barriers and Opportunities in DCD Heart Transplantation

JHLT: The Podcast returns with an episode for our heart transplant colleagues, discussing the paper, "Barriers and opportunities in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation," from the February issue of JHLT.

Featured on this episode is first author, Katherine G. Phillips, MD, of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Langone, and co-author, Brian Wayda, MD, from the Division of Cardiology at NYU Langone.

The discussion explores:

• Geographic variability on DCD heart utilization—why it happens and how to address
• Concerns around donor progression to circulatory arrest after life support withdrawal
• The volume of DCD hearts not utilized each year—and the gap between those successfully transplanted

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