Controlled DCD heart re-transplantation enabled by ex-situ normothermic perfusion: First UK case and implications for high-risk recipient selection
Published online on May 25, 2026
Abstract
Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
Cardiac re-transplantation is very rare and carries considerably increased peri-operative risk. Donation after circulatory death (DCD), combined with ex-situ normothermic perfusion, has expanded the donor pool with favourable early outcomes, but there is ...
Cardiac re-transplantation is very rare and carries considerably increased peri-operative risk. Donation after circulatory death (DCD), combined with ex-situ normothermic perfusion, has expanded the donor pool with favourable early outcomes, but there is ...