Changes in heart transplant allocation policy benefit some on waitlist, not all
Recent changes to a heart transplant allocation policy improved waitlist outcomes for children born with heart defects and adults with cardiomyopathy, but not in children with cardiomyopathy or adults with heart defects, data show.In 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network modified the heart transplant allocation policy for pediatric patients, which decreased priority for children