Q&A: Center-level decisions ‘clearly influencing’ racial disparities in heart transplants

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA, and colleagues have been at the forefront of research on disparities in heart transplantation. The group’s most recent paper indicates that racial disparities in acceptance of a first offer of a donor heart may be tied to the decision-making process at the individual center level.