Cardiac transplantation is the best treatment available for patients with end-stage
cardiomyopathy. Shortage of donor hearts is the main factor limiting the use of this treatment …

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 …

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

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 …

To the Editor: Cardiac transplantation is a widely accepted treatment for patients with
advanced heart failure. Unfortunately only 1 in 8 hearts offered for donation is accepted for …

Background In this study we investigated modern, non-utilization rates of potential cardiac
donors with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) to clarify this phenomenon's magnitude and …

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 …

The cause of brain death and the physiologic sequelae of brain death may impair heart
function. Pharmacologic attempts to maintain donor viability may further jeopardize …

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

BACKGROUND:: Heart donor availability continues to limit cardiac transplantation rates and
many donor hearts are not transplanted because of left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of …