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Disparities in donor acceptance rates point to need for more equitable heart transplant care

While access to donor hearts has increased, there are still gender- and race-based disparities in the acceptance rate of a donor heart offer by transplant teams, a new study finds.
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When a patient is going through end-stage heart failure, the best treatment is to get a heart transplant. The basic steps are familiar: First in the Journal of the American Medical Association. While

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