Donation after Circulatory Death: Extending the Boundaries of this New Frontier

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Nov;40(11):1419-1421. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.07.029. Epub 2021 Aug 10.

Authors

Yael Peled¹, Simon Messer², Stephen R Large², Michelle M Kittleson³

Affiliations

¹ Leviev Cardiothoracic and Vascular Center, Sheba Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: Yael.Peled-Potashnik@sheba.health.gov.il.
² Department of Transplantation, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge.
³ Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

PMID: 34429239
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.07.029

No abstract available

Keywords: cold storage; donation after circulatory death; ex-situ heart perfusion; heart transplantation; normothermic regional perfusion.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Organ Preservation*
Tissue and Organ Procurement*