Abstract Background: In Brazil, heart transplantation is fully funded by the Brazilian Unified Health System. Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore, for the first time, the cost-effectiveness profile of heart transplantation in a convenience sample, in a referral center in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Methods: Costs related to transplant hospitalization were evaluated, including those related to the surgical procedure, as well as hospitalization in the intensive care unit and in the inpatient ward, until patients were […]