Hearts from donors who used illicit drugs or overdosed safe for transplant, cuts wait time

Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is increasing the availability of hearts due to the rise in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., according to two new unrelated research studies published today in two of the American Heart Association's scientific journals.

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