Improved long-term outcomes after heart transplantation utilizing donors with a traumatic mode of brain death

Abstract Background The donor’s mode of brain death (BD), being associated with impairment of myocardial function and hemodynamic performance, impacts the prognosis of the heart transplantation (HTx) recipient. Methods All patients who underwent HTx between 1996 and 2017 were categorized according t...

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Main Authors: Eilon Ram, Jacob Lavee, Dov Freimark, Elad Maor, Yigal Kassif, Leonid Sternik, Alexander Kogan, Yael Peled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0963-2