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After brain death criteria were established in 1981, donation after brain death (DBD) was the predominant source of donated hearts for nearly five decades.

In cases of brain death, where the heart may still be beating, the patient has lost all vital brain functions, particularly in the brain stem.

After brain death criteria were established in 1981, donation after brain death (DBD) was the predominant source of donated hearts for nearly five decades.