Pro: Normothermic Regional Perfusion Should Be Utilized In Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.

The prevalence of heart failure has increased in the last few decades with an estimate of over 8 million American to have heart failure by 2030.1 At the same time, the number of Donation after Brain Death (DBD) heart donors has remained overall unchanged for over a decade.2 This imbalance led to a surge in the demand for heart transplants. This rising need has propelled the transplant communities to explore new avenues to expand the donor pool like the inclusion of public health services high-risk donors, such as hepatitis C or COVID positive donors, xenografts, and more recently, Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD).
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Pro and Con Source Type: research