Successful Heart Transplantation after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Donors

Conclusions Donor organs should not be rejected for HTx due to resuscitation prior to donation. The need for CPR does not affect the graft function after HTx in both short- and mid-term outcomes. We encourage the use of these organs to increase the donor pool and preserve good results. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - July 15, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mehdiani, Arash Immohr, Moritz Benjamin Sipahi, Nihat Firat Boettger, Charlotte Dalyanoglu, Hannan Scheiber, Daniel Westenfeld, Ralf Aubin, Hug Lichtenberg, Artur Boeken, Udo Akhyari, Payam Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: research