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 …

WITHDRAWN: Executive Summary - The International Society for Heart and Lung
Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients - ScienceDirect Skip …

Background Data showing the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of hearts obtained
from donors after circulatory death as compared with hearts obtained from donors after brain …

BACKGROUND In an effort to address the increasing demand for heart transplantation
within the United Kingdom (UK), we established a clinical program of heart transplantation …

A decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment (WLST) is derived by a conclusion that
further treatment will not enable a patient to survive or will not produce a functional outcome …

During heart transplantation, storage in cold preservation solution is thought to protect the
organ by slowing metabolism, providing osmotic support and minimizing ischaemia …

Objective This pilot study sought to evaluate the feasibility of our donation after circulatory
death (DCD) heart transplantation protocol using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for …

Background A shortage of donation after brain death (DBD) donors for heart transplantation
(HT) persists. Recent improvements in organ procurement from donation after circulatory …

Background: Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the major risk factors implicated in
morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. During cardiac ischemia, the …