Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Ethical Considerations for Heart Organ Allocation: Current Landscape and Future Policy Guidance: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

CirculationPublished Scientific statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Raise awareness of ethical principles in heart transplantation

  2. Review ethical implications of past and current allocation systems

  3. Encourage clinicians and stakeholders to address ethical issues that will provide the foundation for future allocation systems

Original publication

Ethical Considerations for Heart Organ Allocation: Current Landscape and Future Policy Guidance: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 28 May 2026. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001439

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