Prolongation of time from brain death to retrieval is beneficial to the donor heart

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¹ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
² Statistics and Clinical Studies, National Health System Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.
³ Transplant Unit, Manchester University Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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John H Dark et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr.

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. 2021 Apr;161(4):e311-e312.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.127. Epub 2020 Nov 17.

¹ Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
² Statistics and Clinical Studies, National Health System Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.
³ Transplant Unit, Manchester University Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Reply: Riding out the storm.
Le AT, Mokadam NA. Le AT, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;161(4):e312-e313. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.088. Epub 2020 Aug 25. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 32859421 No abstract available.
Reply from authors: Heart donor brain death duration-external validation from across the pond.
Jawitz OK, Raman V. Jawitz OK, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;161(4):e313. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.134. Epub 2020 Aug 28. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 32868053 No abstract available.

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