TY - JOUR
T1 - Overview and future practice patterns in cardiac and pulmonary preservation
AU - Conte, John V.
AU - Baumgartner, William A.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Heart and lung transplantation have become standard therapy for many patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. Successful transplantation requires preservation of allografts until they can be implanted and reperfused. In the decades since the transplantation of thoracic organs became a clinical reality, many advances have been made in preoperative donor management, procurement, and preservation techniques. This article summarizes the state of the art in heart and lung preservation and review some of the areas of current research that may lead to improvements in preservation techniques in the future.
AB - Heart and lung transplantation have become standard therapy for many patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. Successful transplantation requires preservation of allografts until they can be implanted and reperfused. In the decades since the transplantation of thoracic organs became a clinical reality, many advances have been made in preoperative donor management, procurement, and preservation techniques. This article summarizes the state of the art in heart and lung preservation and review some of the areas of current research that may lead to improvements in preservation techniques in the future.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2000.tb00449.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2000.tb00449.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11221975
AN - SCOPUS:0034448980
SN - 0886-0440
VL - 15
SP - 91
EP - 107
JO - Journal of Cardiac Surgery
JF - Journal of Cardiac Surgery
IS - 2
ER -