1. OPTN Website.
https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
. Accessed on October 7, 2018.
2. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. OPTN bylaws appendix C. March 2004. Available at:
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaws/bylaws.asp
. , Accessed on October 7, 2018.
3. •• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Policies – Policy 6
https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/media/1200/optn_policies.pdf#nameddest=Policy_06
. Accessed on October 7, 2018 Policy document outlining the OPTN policies that currently govern operations of all transplant hospitals, organ procurement organizations and histocompatibility labs in the U.S.
4. Colvin-Adams M, Valapour M, Hertz M, Heubner B, Paulson K, Dhungel V, et al. Lung and heart allocation in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2012;12:3213–34.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04258.x
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5. •• Colvin M, Smith JM, Hadley N, Skeans MA, Carrico R, Uccellini K, et al. SRTR 2016 annual data report: heart. Am J Transplant. 2018;18(Suppl 1):291–362.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14561
This is the annual data report for heart transplants by the OPTN/SRTR from 2016. This document describes the outcomes in 2016 as compared to prior years.