BACKGROUND: Left ventricular dysfunction in potential donors meeting brain death criteria
often results in nonuse of donor hearts for transplantation, yet little is known about its …

Background One reason for refusal of donor hearts is the development of left ventricular
systolic dysfunction, a condition reported to occur in up to 42% of adults with brain death …

Aim: In this article, the hemodynamic, humoral, and immunological perturbations following
brain death (BD) are going to be discussed in a stepwise manner. Materials and Methods …

OBJECTIVE: Ventricular dysfunction (VD) in the context of brain death (BD) is one medical
cause that may be reversed to extend the range of donors for cardiac transplant programs …

Objective Despite small single-center reports demonstrating acceptable outcomes using
donor hearts with left ventricular dysfunction, 19% of potential donor hearts are currently …

Background: Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) accounts for almost 25% of
nonacceptance of potential donor hearts. Previous smaller, single-center studies showed …

Objectives New onset of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in organ donors is frequent and
considered as a contraindication for utilization of the heart. However, such dysfunction might …

OBJECTIVES: Early morbidity and mortality post cardiac transplantationis frequently caused
by right ventricular failure; this is usuallyattributed to an elevated pulmonary vascular …

We sought to explore whether the cause of donor brain death influenced recipient outcomes
after cardiac transplantation. In retrospect, 358 consecutive donors provided cardiac …

The number of patients waiting for organ transplantation and the number of donor organs
available have progressively diverged. Several different efforts are currently being …