Physics

Internal medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Incidence (geometry)

Meta-analysis

Optics

Odds ratio

Cardiology

Mortality rate

Heart transplantation

Amiodarone

Transplantation

Medicine

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a leading cause of early mortality after heart transplant (HTx). To identify PGD incidence and impact on mortality, and to elucidate risk factors for PGD, we systematically reviewed studies using the ISHLT 2014 Consensus Report definition and reporting the incidence of PGD in adult HTx recipients.

Incidence and impact of primary graft dysfunction in adult heart transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis