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February 23, 2026

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Comparing Myocardial Protection Strategies in Heart Transplantation

Long-Term Outcome of Myocardial Protection in Heart Transplantation: Comparison Among 3 Different Solutions

This 20-year single-center study of 528 heart transplant recipients compared three preservation solutions: Celsior, HTK-Custodiol, and St Thomas. HTK-Custodiol was associated with a significantly

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Feb 23, 2026

Expanding the Donor Pool: Rethinking Time to Death in DCD Liver Transplantation

Donor Time to Death and DCD Liver Transplant Outcomes: Challenging the Dogma That Shorter Is Better

This large UNOS registry study of 8,489 DCD liver transplants (2010–2024) found that shorter donor time to death (TTD) was associated with worse graft

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Feb 23, 2026

Elective Use of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Reduces Primary Graft Dysfunction After Bilateral Lung Transplantation

This single-center retrospective study evaluated 422 pulmonary fibrosis patients undergoing bilateral lung transplantation between 2012 and 2025. After adopting a more liberal elective intraoperative

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Feb 23, 2026

February 23, 2026

Long-Term Outcome of Myocardial Protection in Heart Transplantation: Comparison Among 3 Different Solutions ￼

Donor Time to Death and DCD Liver Transplant Outcomes: Challenging the Dogma That Shorter Is Better

Elective Use of Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Reduces Primary Graft Dysfunction After Bilateral Lung Transplantation

Long-Term Outcome of Myocardial Protection in Heart Transplantation: Comparison Among 3 Different Solutions