Introduction of machine perfusion of donor hearts in a single center in Germany

Introduction of machine perfusion of donor hearts in a single center in Germany

Introduction: Organ shortage, subsequent use of extended donor criteria organs and high-risk recipients needing redo-surgery are increasing the complexity of heart transplantation. Donor organ machine perfusion (MP) is an emerging technology allowing reduction of ischemia time as well as standardize...

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Main Authors: Nikolaus Pizanis, Alexandros Merkourios Dimitriou, Achim Koch, Peter Luedike, Maria Papathanasiou, Tienush Rassaf, Arjang Ruhparwar, Bastian Schmack, Alexander Weymann, Katja Bettina Ferenz, Markus Kamler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Ex-vivo perfusion
Heart transplantation
Heart ischemic time
High-risk heart transplant recipients
Donor heart evaluation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906723000647

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