Audience
- Administrator, data coordinator; transplant center assistant, medicine fellow, medicine surgery, nurse, physician assistant, clinical coordinator, transplant center administrator/manager, program director, medical director, surgical director, programs chief, surgeon
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Implementation date
Feb. 9, 2021
At-a-glance
Guidance for Adult Heart Exceptions for Status 2 Candidates Experiencing Cardiogenic Shock
Addresses Status 2 adult heart candidates experiencing cardiogenic shock
- Provides a template for transplant program staff for the information to submit for a Status 2 exception for these specific candidates
Guidance for adult heart exceptions for Status 2 candidates experiencing cardiogenic shock
Guidance for Pediatric Heart Exception Requests
- Outlines the clinical information to provide when submitting pediatric 1A and 1B exception requests
- Information to assist current regional review board and future National Heart Review Board (NHRB) members in their review of pediatric heart exception requests
Guidance for NHRB members is provided on the following pediatric heart diagnoses:
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Single ventricle heart disease
- Coronary allograft vasculopathy and retransplant
Guidance for pediatric heart exception requests
What you need to do
Adult
The following groups should be familiar with the guidance:
- Staff responsible for submitting exception requests at heart transplant programs
- Regional Review Board members
Pediatric
The following groups should be familiar with the guidance:
- Staff responsible for submitting exception requests at pediatric heart transplant programs
- Regional Review Board members and future NHRB members
Education and resources
Guidance for adult heart exceptions for Status 2 candidates experiencing cardiogenic shock
Guidance for pediatric heart exception requests
Questions?
For questions, contact [email protected].
