OBJECTIVES Donation after circulatory declaration of death (DCDD) could significantly improve the number of cardiac grafts for transplantation. Graft evaluation is particularly important in the setting of DCDD given that conditions of cardio-circulatory arrest and warm ischaemia differ, leading to variable tissue injury. The aim of this study was to identify, at the time of heart procurement, means to predict contractile recovery following cardioplegic storage and reperfusion using an isolated rat heart model. Identification of reliable approaches to evaluate cardiac grafts is key in the development of protocols for heart transplantation with DCDD. METHODS Hearts isolated from anaesthetized male Wistar rats (n = 34) were exposed to various ...
The constant shortage of available organs is a major obstacle and limiting factor in heart transplan...
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a potential avenue to narrow the gap between demand for do...
The ultimate treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation. The numbe...
Background: Use of cardiac grafts obtained with donation after circulatory death (DCD) could signifi...
OBJECTIVES A severe donor organ shortage leads to the death of a substantial number of patients who...
Heart transplantation remains the preferred option for improving quality of life and survival for pa...
peer reviewedHeart transplantation remains the only definite treatment option for end-stage heart di...
AIMS: Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ availab...
Cardiac transplantation has become limited by a critical shortage of suitable organs from brain-dead...
Background: the number of heart transplants is declining since the 2000s because of organ shortage. ...
Aims Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ avail...
Cardiac Transplantation remains the definitive treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure beyond medical t...
Aims: Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ availab...
Background: Heart transplantation remains to date the only definite treatment option for end-stage h...
ObjectiveTo investigate the resuscitation potential and contractile function in adult human donation...
The constant shortage of available organs is a major obstacle and limiting factor in heart transplan...
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a potential avenue to narrow the gap between demand for do...
The ultimate treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation. The numbe...
Background: Use of cardiac grafts obtained with donation after circulatory death (DCD) could signifi...
OBJECTIVES A severe donor organ shortage leads to the death of a substantial number of patients who...
Heart transplantation remains the preferred option for improving quality of life and survival for pa...
peer reviewedHeart transplantation remains the only definite treatment option for end-stage heart di...
AIMS: Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ availab...
Cardiac transplantation has become limited by a critical shortage of suitable organs from brain-dead...
Background: the number of heart transplants is declining since the 2000s because of organ shortage. ...
Aims Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ avail...
Cardiac Transplantation remains the definitive treatment of End-Stage Heart Failure beyond medical t...
Aims: Cardiac grafts from non-heartbeating donors (NHBDs) could significantly increase organ availab...
Background: Heart transplantation remains to date the only definite treatment option for end-stage h...
ObjectiveTo investigate the resuscitation potential and contractile function in adult human donation...
The constant shortage of available organs is a major obstacle and limiting factor in heart transplan...
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a potential avenue to narrow the gap between demand for do...
The ultimate treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation. The numbe...