Thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation: a bridge from DCD to "DBD-like" donation

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
² Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Editorial

Massimo Boffini et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024.

. 2024 Nov 30;13(6):531-533.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-dcd-23. Epub 2024 Sep 27.

¹ Cardiac Surgery Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
² Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Division, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Heart transplantation; donor evaluation after circulatory death (DCD); organ perfusion.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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