Japan’s New Heart Transplants Rules to Favor Patients Under 60 with Less Than 1 Month to Live
- Posted on March 24, 2026
- By The Japan News
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Japan’s New Heart Transplants Rules to Favor Patients Under 60 with Less Than 1 Month to Live

New criteria starting in April will give top priority for heart transplants from brain-dead donors to patients under 60 expected to have less than one month to live.