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This single-center retrospective study of 381 adult heart transplants found that prolonged oxygen extraction ratio, or O2ER, above 0.20 during cardiopulmonary bypass was linked
This case report describes the first known heart-liver-kidney transplant for AL amyloidosis using organs recovered from a donation-after-circulatory-death donor with thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion.
This institutional retrospective study evaluated 72 patients bridged to heart transplant with the Impella 5.5 and compared outcomes for support durations of 14 days
This bibliometric analysis reviews 372 studies on normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) from 2014–2025, showing rapid growth in research and global adoption. The United States
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
This case study reports on the successful intraoperative removal of apixaban using a CytoSorb hemoadsorption device during emergency heart transplantation. The 61-year-old patient, previously
This study examines outcomes of donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplantation using thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP). A retrospective analysis of 32 recipients
This study evaluates the long-term outcomes of heart failure patients undergoing cardiac transplantation with prior left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use as a bridge-to-transplant
This retrospective study evaluated the effectiveness of two cardiac preservation solutions, HTK-Custodiol and St. Thomas, used in adult heart transplantations at the University Hospital
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the beating heart method for heart transplantation using donors deceased after circulatory death (DCD). Conducted on
