Abstract

The most recent change in heart allocation policy in the United States became effective on July 12, 2006. The intent of the change in policy was to direct donor hearts to the most critically ill patients and thereby reduce the waitlist mortality. Nativi et al1 report on the effect of the change in allocation policy on the Utah Transplant Affiliated Hospitals (UTAH) Cardiac Transplant Program in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the first 2 years after the change took effect.

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