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In Eurotransplant donor heart offers (2004–2020) from donors older than 40, coronary angiography availability is linked to higher estimated transplant utilization, rising to 56.4%–67.1%.
- Why it matters: Older donor hearts may harbor undetected CAD, which can affect early graft dysfunction and later complications, yet angiography use is limited and uncertain.
- What they did: Across 20,681 offers, investigators assessed coronary angiography use and acceptance rates, imputing CAD severity for donors without angiography via logistic regression on clinical risk factors.
- The result: Among donors with angiography, 37.5% had CAD, and normal CA findings were linked to lower rejection odds (odds ratio 0.36, P < 0.001), while broader CA availability increased model-based utilization by ~535 transplants.
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