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Expanding the Pool of Organs for Transplant
Heart transplantation does not adequately address the magnitude and severity of advanced heart failure (HF), a global public health concern that has the potential to reach epidemic proportions. While the gold standard for treating end-stage HF continues to be heart transplantation, there are simply not enough donor hearts available (about 2,000) for the more than…
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