Are pressure-volume loops relevant for hemodynamic assessment during ex vivo heart perfusion?

We read with great interest the manuscript of Kobayashi J. et al. recently published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.(1) The authors investigated the relevance of flow-targeted ex vivo heart perfusion (EVHP) in a porcine model of donation after circulatory death. They concluded that controlled flow-targeted myocardial perfusion was associated with better myocardial performance than pressure-targeted strategy. Their hemodynamic results are particularly derived from pressure-volume (PV) analysis.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Anecdotes, Comments and Opinions Source Type: research