Open AccessCardiac arrest in the organ donor does not negatively influence recipient survival after heart transplantation☆
Author(s) -
Ayyaz Ali,
Eric Lim,
Mohan Thanikachalam,
C. Sudarshan,
Paul A. White,
J. Parameshwar,
K. Dhital,
Stephen Large
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.074
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , organ donation , heart transplantation , proportional hazards model , cardiology , odds ratio , surgery
Cardiac arrest in the organ donor raises concerns about the possibility of ischemic cardiac damage. We evaluated the outcome of heart transplantation in patients receiving an organ from donors who had suffered a period of cardiac arrest.
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