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JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
Volume 36, Issue 9, Pages 3421-3424Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15733
Keywords
donation after circulatory death; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; transplant
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This case study demonstrates a successful heart transplant using a graft from controlled donation after circulatory death, with heart recovery performed through thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion. This method provides a new option for heart transplantation.
Background: Heart transplantation from controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death (cDCDD) may be an option to increase the pool of grafts for transplantation. Materials and Methods: Initial experiences on cDCDD heart transplantation were based on the direct procurement of the heart followed by preservation with ex situ perfusion devices. Later, the use of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) has emerged as an option to recover hearts. We present a case of a heart transplant using a graft from controlled donation after circulatory death. Cardiac preservation was performed by postmortem TA-NRP followed by cold storage. Ex situ perfusion device was not used. Discussion and Conclusion: This is one of the first published cases of a controlled donation after circulatory death heart retrieved using only TA-NRP and successfully transplanted.
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