When the Exception Becomes the Rule: Rethinking Heart Allocation in the Era of Status Inflation

Cindy M. Martin; Ezequiel J. Molina

doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102833

When the Exception Becomes the Rule: Rethinking Heart Allocation in the Era of Status Inflation

Cindy M. Martin, Ezequiel J. Molina

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Original language	English (US)
Article number	102833
Pages (from-to)	102833
Journal	JACC: Heart Failure
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102833
State	Published - May 2026

Keywords

exception requests
heart allocation policy
OPTN policy
policy reform

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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When the Exception Becomes the Rule: Rethinking Heart Allocation in the Era of Status Inflation

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