Sandro Sponga, Igor Vendramin, Jawad Salman, Veronica Ferrara, Nunzio Davide De Manna, Andrea Lechiancole, Gregor Warnecke, Andriy Dralov, Axel Haverich, Fabio Ius, Uberto Bortolotti, Ugolino Livi, Murat Avsar
Extending selection criteria to face donor organ shortage in heart transplantation (HTx) may increase the risk of mortality. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVP) limits ischemic time allowing assessment of graft function. We investigated the outcome of HTx in 80 high-risk recipients transplanted with marginal donor and EVP-preserved grafts, from 2016 to 2021. The recipients median age was 57 years (range, 13-75), with chronic renal failure in 61%, impaired liver function in 11% and previous cardiac surgery in 90%; 80% were mechanically supported...
2023: Transplant International