Donor Heart Preservation: Current Knowledge and the New Era of Machine Perfusion

Heart transplantation remains the conventional treatment in end-stage heart failure, with static cold storage (SCS) being the standard technique used for donor preservation. Nevertheless, prolonged cold ischemic storage is associated with the increased risk of early graft dysfunction attributed to r...

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Main Authors: Dimitris Kounatidis, Vassiliki Brozou, Dimitris Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos Pantos, Athanasios Lourbopoulos, Iordanis Mourouzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/23/16693