On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Joan Guzmán-Bofarull, and senior author, Marta Farrero, both of the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona in Spain. They join to discuss their paper, “Regional differences in primary graft dysfunction: A report from the international consortium on PGD.”

The discussion explores:

• The international consortium on PGD, the composition of the study, and the practices of the included countries in the United States, Canada, and Europe
• Hypotheses on why the study shows better 30-day and 1-year outcomes in the United States
• Considerations transplant centers can take regarding recipient management and donor heart selection

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