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Organutbyte inom Norden ger våra minsta hjärtan en ny chans

van der Have, Oscar LU orcid ; Wahlander, Hakan ; Tran-Lundmark, Karin LU and Odermarsky, Michal LU orcid (2026) In Lakartidningen 123.
Abstract

Survival for children on the waiting list has improved significantly over time in Sweden and the Nordic countries, despite an increase in waiting list duration over time. Approximately 40% of hearts used for pediatric heart transplantation in Sweden come from donors in other Nordic countries. Outcomes following pediatric heart transplantation in Sweden and the Nordic countries are comparable to much larger regions and registries, despite a low number of yearly transplants in the region.

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alternative title
Cross-border organ exchange programs in the Nordics allow more lives to be saved
publishing date
type
Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Humans, Waiting Lists, Heart Transplantation/mortality, Sweden, Tissue and Organ Procurement/statistics & numerical data, Child, Scandinavian and Nordic Countries, Registries, Tissue Donors
in
Lakartidningen
volume
123
publisher
Swedish Medical Association
external identifiers
  • pmid:41582653
ISSN
0023-7205
language
Swedish
LU publication?
yes
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9f49a9b5-cf4a-43af-b143-324724404ca3
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https://media.arto.se/app/uploads/sites/11/2025/12/30110300/25102.pdf
date added to LUP
2026-01-28 19:04:13
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2026-01-29 07:41:55
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