"Heart Transplantation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another.
| Descriptor ID |
D016027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.376.475 E04.928.220.390 E04.936.450.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Transplantation- Heart Transplantation
- Grafting, Heart
- Graftings, Heart
- Heart Grafting
- Heart Graftings
- Transplantation, Heart
- Heart Transplantations
- Transplantations, Heart
- Cardiac Transplantation
- Cardiac Transplantations
- Transplantations, Cardiac
- Transplantation, Cardiac
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heart Transplantation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heart Transplantation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 1997 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 1998 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 1999 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2000 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Transplantation" by people in Profiles.
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Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support Before Heart Transplantation and Early Outcomes: Insights From the International Primary Graft Dysfunction Consortium. J Card Fail. 2026 Sep; 32(9):1529-1539.
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Beyond Categorical Tiers: Improving Measurement of Medical Urgency as the Foundation for Heart Allocation Reform. J Card Fail. 2026 Sep; 32(9):1584-1593.
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The gut microbiome and allograft outcomes: implications for heart transplantation. J Clin Invest. 2026 Aug 17; 136(16).
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Potential Impact of the OPTN Status Escalation Policy for Adult Heart Transplant Candidates With Durable LVADs. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013854.
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High Rate of Transplantation Before Review of Status Exception Requests Among Adult Heart Transplant Candidates. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Jul; 19(7):e013994.
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APOL1 risk alleles modulate T cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection. J Clin Invest. 2026 Aug 03; 136(15).
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Ambulatory Stage C2D Heart Failure Definitions and Current Therapeutic Approaches: JACC: Heart Failure Position Statement. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 06; 14(6):103101.
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Survival Outcomes in Middle-Aged and Older Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of HeartMate 3 LVAD and Heart Transplant Using MOMENTUM 3 and UNOS Registry. JACC Heart Fail. 2026 Sep; 14(9):103159.
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Contemporary Outcomes of Heart Transplantation with Moderate to Severe Donor Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Oct; 122(4):1092-1102.
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Trajectories and outcomes in patients with cardiogenic shock receiving heart replacement therapies. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Aug; 45(8):1218-1228.