Special ArticleThe Future Direction of the Adult Heart Allocation System in the United States
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ethics and public policy
heart transplantation/cardiology
organ procurement and allocation
organ allocation
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Abbreviations
CHD
congenital heart disease
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HAS
heart allocation score
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
OPTN
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
RRB
regional review board
SRTR
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
TAH
total artificial heart
TSAM
thoracic simulation allocation modeling
UNOS
United Network for Organ Sharing
VAD
ventricular assist device
VF
ventricular fibrillation
VT
ventricular tachycardia
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