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Finding
decline
Heart transplant recipients with male donor-female recipient gender mismatch had significantly more treated acute rejections and were rehospitalized more days during the first post-operative year compared to gender-matched recipients, using Bonferroni-adjusted P <=0.005.
| Effect size | Group 3 mean rejections 4.7 vs Group 1 mean 2.8; Group 3 mean rehospitalization 39 days vs Group 1 mean 22 days |
| Follow-up | 1 year |
| Comparator | Same-gender donor-recipient heart transplant recipients (Group 1, N=273) |
| Effect summary | decline; Group 3 mean rejections 4.7 vs Group 1 mean 2.8; Group 3 mean rehospitalization 39 days vs Group 1 mean 22 days |
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Source
PMC3247639
First-Year Clinical Outcomes in Gender-Mismatched Heart Transplant Recipients