Does ex vivo perfusion lead to more or less intimal thickening in the first-year post-heart transplantation?

Takuma SatoBabak AzarbalRichard ChengFardad EsmailianJignesh PatelMichelle M KittlesonLawrence CzerMaria ThottamRyan LevineSadia DimbilMichael OlymbiosToshihisa AnzaiMichele A HamiltonTamer KhayalJon A Kobashigawa

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

The incidence of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in donor hearts preserved with the OCS versus CS was similar. These results suggest that this ex vivo allograft perfusion system is a promising and valid platform for donor heart transportation.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
kidney transplantation
heart failure
risk factors
left ventricular
high throughput
atrial fibrillation