How to Consider the Heart Transplantation from the Donor after Circulatory Death in Japan

The donation of the organs after brain death (DBD) has increased after the revision of the law in 2010 and the total number of heart transplantation( HTx) has reached to over 500 in Japan. However, donor shortage is critical as the annual number as remaining under 100 with unneglectable number of wa...

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Published in:	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 75; no. 1; p. 44
Main Authors:	Matsuda, Hikaru, Shirokura, Ryota, Kawashima, Yasunaru
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-01-2022
Subjects:	Brain Death Heart Transplantation Humans Japan Tissue and Organ Procurement Tissue Donors Japan
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Summary:	The donation of the organs after brain death (DBD) has increased after the revision of the law in 2010 and the total number of heart transplantation( HTx) has reached to over 500 in Japan. However, donor shortage is critical as the annual number as remaining under 100 with unneglectable number of waiting deaths. Recently, HTx under donation after controlled circulatory death( cDCD) has been promoted in United Kingdom (UK) and Australia with promising outcomes. The cDCD appears to be an important option to expand the donor pool in Japan. Nation-wide and cross-cutting action among transplantation organs is warranted. Status of cDCD HTx in abroad and the domestic issues are reviewed.
ISSN:	0021-5252