1 Division of Surgical Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
2 Transmedics Inc, Andover, MA.
3 Southwest Transplant Alliance, Dallas, TX.
Received 11 January 2022. Revision received 3 May 2022.
Accepted 30 May 2022.
A.D.S. assisted in data analysis, created figures, and wrote article. M.P.M. helped formulate the hypothesis and study design, aided in data analysis, and edited the article. M.S.P. participated in the research design and writing the article. C.A.F. provided editorial feedback. J.R. provided editorial feedback and aided in data collection. P.N. provided editorial feedback and aided in data collection. J.A.S. provided editorial feedback and reviewed the article. L.D.G. provided editorial feedback and reviewed the article. D.M.D. provided editorial feedback and reviewed the article. S.I.N. provided editorial feedback and reviewed the article. P.A.V. provided editorial feedback and reviewed the article. C.S.H. helped design the study, aided in data analysis, provided editorial guidance and feedback, and is the corresponding author for the study.
M.M.C. is currently employed by Transmedics Inc. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence: Christine S. Hwang, MD, Division of Surgical Transplantation, Department of Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390. ([email protected]).