More children are surviving long enough for heart transplants—but not enough hearts exist, say experts

Advances in pediatric heart care are helping more children survive long enough to receive a transplant—but a critical shortage of donor hearts means too many are still dying while they wait, experts warned at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, held from April 22–25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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