The problem is that as there are relatively few heart transplants - just over 150 a year in the UK - it is hard to establish good practice guidelines.

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He has called for all drug companies to sign up to the Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies, which encourage companies to publish all trial results, and to put into place mechanisms to oversee adherence to these guidelines.

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