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Since heart transplantation centers (HTC) are more experienced in managing HTx recipients than other healthcare facilities, the distance between patient residency and HTC could negatively affect the outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data of patients discharged after receiving HTx between 2000 and 2021, collected into our institutional database, were retrospectively analyzed. The population was divided into three groups: A (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0180), B (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0157), and C (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0134), according to the distance tertiles between patient residency and HTC. The primary end\u2010point was survival, secondary end\u2010points were incidences of complications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Recipient and donor characteristics did not differ between the three groups. 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