Improvement of Left Ventricular Graft Function Using an Iron-Chelator-Supplemented Bretschneider Solution in a Canine Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Demand for organs is increasing while the number of donors remains constant. Nevertheless, not all organs are utilized due to the limited time window for heart transplantation (HTX). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether an iron-chelator-supplemented Bretschneider solution could protect the graft...

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Main Authors: Gábor Szabó, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz, Ágnes Balogh, Zoltan Papp, Paige Brlecic, Péter Hegedüs, Tamás Radovits, Matthias Karck, Béla Merkely, Gábor Veres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/13/7453