[HTML][HTML] Primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: Incidence, trends, and associated risk factors

A Nicoara, D Ruffin, M Cooter, CB Patel… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Changes in heart transplantation (HT) donor and recipient demographics may influence the
incidence of primary graft dysfunction (PGD). We conducted a retrospective study to
evaluate PGD incidence, trends, and associated risk factors by analyzing consecutive adult
patients who underwent HT between January 2009 and December 2014 at our institution.
Patients were categorized as having PGD using the International Society for Heart & Lung
Transplantation (ISHLT)–defined criteria. Variables, including clinical and demographic …