The ACC's National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) plays a key role in letting centers know how they’re doing and where they can improve, but its impact could be even greater, experts say.
KMBC talked to Dr. Matthew Wilkinson about the important role of living donors and why everyone should consider signing up to become a potential donor.
Seventeen people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, and every nine minutes, a new person is added to the waiting list, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.
