Abstract The ex situ heart perfusion technique is noninferior to the standard of care static cold preservation in heart transplantation. It has enabled the expansion of donor criteria and provides reconditioning or..
Read MoreAbstract Background A common limitation to normothermic ex situ heart perfusion (ESHP) is functional decline. We previously designed a cardioprotective normothermic perfusion protocol, incorporating adenosine-lidocaine cardioplegia, subnormothermic reperfusion, pyruvate and..
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