Evaluating the 2023 safety-net kidney policy: Eligibility and outcomes of heart transplant recipients in the United States

By afschroeder • October 29, 2026

Zappacosta H, Daniel M, Tan N, Cho PD, Song J, White JP, Ardehali A. Evaluating the 2023 safety-net kidney policy: Eligibility and outcomes of heart transplant recipients in the United States. JTCVS Open. 2026 Sep 21;33:102087. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.102087. PMID: 42948499; PMCID: PMC13711279.

Tags: Cardiology/Epi, Heart transplantation, Policy, Publications, Safety-net, simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation

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