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Heart Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Death: The Impact of Global Warming
Author(s) -
Macdonald P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13573
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , donation , heart transplantation , machine perfusion , circulatory system , organ donation , perfusion , intensive care medicine , cardiology , surgery , economics , economic growth , liver transplantation
This editorial summarizes the current clinical status of heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors and reviews a preclinical study that examines the impact of different perfusate temperatures on the recovery of these hearts during normothermic machine perfusion. See the article from White et al on page 773.