Improved Outcomes in Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation Following Donation After Circulatory Death Compared With Donation After Brain Death

•Severe PGD is more common in heart transplant following DCD than following DBD.•Among patients with severe PGD, DCD recipients recover faster than DBD recipients.•PGD following DCD heart transplant may better be described as delayed graft function.•DCD is a safe and effective tool for expanding the heart-donor pool.