Ex-Vivo Perfusion of a Human Heart Recovered from a DCD Donor for 13 Hours on Organ Care System Platform

We report thirteen hours of ex-vivo perfusion of a DCD donor heart as a proof-of-concept that long-term preservation and treatment of organs is feasible.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 25, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.W. Smith, R.J. Madathil, J.D. Pal, J. Hermsen, C. Mahr, R.L. Romig, T.M. Arneberg, N.A. Mokadam Source Type: research