Ex Situ Perfusion of Hearts Donated After Euthanasia: A Promising Contribution to Heart Transplantation

Ex Situ Perfusion of Hearts Donated After Euthanasia: A Promising Contribution to Heart Transplantation

Background. Organ donation after euthanasia is performed in an increasing number of countries. In this donation after circulatory death procedure, it has not been possible to donate the heart. Recent literature, however, reports positive results of heart donation after circulatory death. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Vincent van Suylen, MD, Eline M. Bunnik, PhD, Johanna A.M. Hagenaars, Imran A. Ertugrul, BSc, Jan A.M. Bollen, LLM, MD, PhD, Massimo A. Mariani, MD, PhD, Michiel E. Erasmus, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-03-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001120

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