Jacob N Schroder, Chetan B Patel, Adam D DeVore, Sarah Casalinova, Kevin J Koomalsingh, Ashish S Shah, Anelechi C Anyanwu, David A D'Alessandro, Karol Mudy, Benjamin Sun, Martin Strueber, Asghar Khaghani, Yasuhiro Shudo, Fardad Esmailian, Kenneth Liao, Francis D Pagani, Scott Silvestry, I-Wen Wang, Christopher T Salerno, Tarek S Absi, Joren C Madsen, Donna Mancini, Amy G Fiedler, Carmelo A Milano, Jason W Smith
BACKGROUND: Extended criteria donor (ECD) hearts available with donation after brain death (DBD) are underutilized for transplantation due to limitations of cold storage. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated use of an extracorporeal perfusion system on donor heart utilization and post-transplant outcomes in ECD DBD hearts. METHODS: In this prospective, single-arm, multicenter study, adult heart transplant recipients received ECD hearts using an extracorporeal perfusion system if hearts met study criteria...
March 2024: JACC. Heart Failure