Flow-targeted pediatric ex vivo heart perfusion in donation after circulatory death: A porcine model

This study sought to investigate the optimal perfusion strategy for pediatric DCD hearts by using a juvenile porcine model comparing pressure- vs flow-targeted strategy.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - December 3, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Junko Kobayashi, Shuhua Luo, Yohei Akazawa, Marlee Parker, Jian Wang, David Chiasson, Mark K. Friedberg, Christoph Haller, Osami Honjo Tags: ORIGINAL PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research