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. 2017 Jan;25(1):80-82.
doi: 10.1177/0218492316678716. Epub 2016 Nov 12.

Operative technique and pitfalls in donor heart procurement

Yasuhiro Shudo  1 , William Hiesinger  1 , Philip E Oyer  1 , Y Joseph Woo  1
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Operative technique and pitfalls in donor heart procurement

Yasuhiro Shudo et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

We describe a simple and reproducible donor heart procurement technique in sequential steps. A detailed understanding of procurement and organ preservation techniques should be an essential part of a heart transplant training program.

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Graft survival; Heart transplantation; Tissue and organ harvesting; dilated.

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