Ex-vivo allograft perfusion for complex pediatric heart transplant recipients.

CONCLUSIONS: Ex-vivo allograft perfusion enabled complex pediatric heart transplantations, yielding outcomes as positive as those of children whose donor hearts were stored in ice-cold solution.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 6, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Fleck TPK, Ayala R, Kroll J, Siepe M, Schibilsky D, Benk C, Maier S, Reineker K, Hoehn R, Humburger F, Beyersdorf F, Stiller B Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research