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Exploring the Impact of Blood Components on Myocardial and Vascular Health During Normothermic Ex-situ Heart Perfusion
DownloadFall 2024
Each year, roughly 100,000 Canadians are diagnosed with heart failure, a condition that can only be cured by heart transplantation. In recent years, there has been a plateau of heart transplantation volume, thought to be the result of declining donor sources and the bottleneck of short...
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Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Inefficiency, And Related Functional Decline of the Heart During Ex-situ Perfusion
DownloadSpring 2021
Normothermic ex-situ heart perfusion (ESHP) is an emergent technique that allows for continued perfusion of the beating heart, supplying required oxygen and nutrients. Also, this technique offers a venue to assess the metabolic and functional viability of the donated heart during the period of...