Heart transplantation is advocated in selected patients with advanced heart failure in the
absence of contraindications. Principal challenges in heart transplantation centre around an …

Approximately 65 million adults globally have heart failure, and the prevalence is expected
to increase substantially with ageing populations. Despite advances in pharmacological and …

Background Heart transplantation is an effective treatment offering the best recovery in both
quality and quantity of life in those affected by refractory, severe heart failure. However …

Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is an accepted practice in the
United States, but heart procurement under these circumstances has been debated …

Standard US practice for donation after circulatory death (DCD) abdominal organ
procurement is superrapid recovery (SRR). A newer approach using thoracoabdominal …

Mortality on the liver waitlist remains unacceptably high. Donation after circulatory
determination of death (DCD) donors are considered marginal but are a potentially …

Background: Limited donor availability and evolution in procurement techniques have
renewed interest in heart transplantation (HT) with donation after circulatory death (DCD) …

Background. Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) has gained widespread adoption in
multiple European countries. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of …

Heart transplantation has become the accepted treatment for advanced heart failure, with
over 4000–5000 performed in the world annually. Although the number of yearly transplants …

Abstract The American Society of Transplant Surgeons supports efforts to increase the
number of organs that are critically needed for patients desperately awaiting transplantation …