Transplant Recipients
Donating an explanted organ to research was presented as a way to partially mitigate survivor's guilt after transplantation. Transplant recipients often assumed their explanted diseased hearts would automatically be used for research. Some…
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Donating an explanted organ to research was presented as a way to partially mitigate survivor's guilt after transplantation. Transplant recipients often assumed their explanted diseased hearts would automatically be used for research. Some recipients who consented to research use received no follow-up about what happened to their organ. Recipients felt trusted transplant teams could discuss research consent without creating much risk of coercion.