Prevention of Ischemic Myocardial Contracture Through Hemodynamically Controlled DCD

ConclusionAutomatic dosing of hemodynamic drugs in the controlled DCD context has the potential to prevent onset of IMC up to\({1}{\text { h}}\), enabling ethical and medically safe organ procurement. This has the potential to increase the use of DCD heart transplantation, which has been widely recognized as a means of meeting the growing demand for donor hearts.
Source: Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research