Novel portable hypothermic machine perfusion preservation device enhances cardiac viability of donated human hearts
Kristina Andrijauskaite,
Rafael J. Veraza,
Riley P. Lopez
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionHeart transplant remains the gold standard treatment for patients with advanced heart failure. However, the list of patients waiting for a heart transplant continues to increase. We have developed a portable hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion device, the VP.S ENCORE®, to extend the allowable preservation time. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of the VP.S. ENCORE® using deceased donors derived hearts.MethodsHearts from brain-dead donors not utilized for transplant (n = 11) we… Show more
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