2022 American Transplant Congress
Does Machine Perfusion of Heart for Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Transplantation Affect Other Organ Outcomes?
*Purpose: Machine perfusion of heart for donation after cardiac death (DCD) transplants is being increasingly utilized. Initial protocol of the heart machine perfusion for the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Novel Portable Hypothermic Cardiac Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Viability and Function of the Isolated Porcine Hearts
Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Cardiac heart transplantation is the gold standard for treating end-stage heart failure; however, the list of patients waiting for heart transplants continues to increase.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pig Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (ohtx) in Baboons: Is an Acute Pulmonary Inflammatory Response the Key Problem?
*Purpose: To investigate the mechanism of early cardio-pulmonary dysfunction after genetically engineered pig OHTx in baboons.*Methods: OHTx from pigs expressing different genetic modifications, α‐galactosyltransferase knockout…2021 American Transplant Congress
Cold Perfusion for Ischemia Minimization Reduces Cardiac Injury in an Ex Vivo Xenoperfusion Model
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Prior studies using Steen’s cold perfusion storage technique for heart ischemia minimization (IM) prevented initial xenograft dysfunction (IXD). Our pilot data evaluates the effect…2020 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo Pumping Through an OPO’s Eyes
*Purpose: A single, large organ procurement organization (OPO) sought to document the use of extra-renal ex vivo pumping in the management of the deceased donor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparing Two Methods of Minimally-Ischemic Cardiac Preservation in Life-Supporting Cardiac Xenotransplantation Model
*Purpose: Transplantation of organs from animals to humans (xenotransplantation) has been proposed to address the critical shortage of organs for transplantation. The use of genetically…2020 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac Transplantation is Accompanied by Major T and NK Cell Alterations within the First 24 Hours
*Purpose: Allogeneic heart transplantation (HTx) displays the only curative approach for terminal heart insufficiency while acute allograft rejection remains a major complication. However, early kinetics…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Ischemic Time and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of ischemic time on mortality.*Methods: Using the…2020 American Transplant Congress
First Experience with a New Storage Device for Cold Heart Preservation
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*Purpose: The standard technology for heart preservation for transplantation is cold static storange on ice. No temperature control is performed routinley and therefore lower or…2020 American Transplant Congress
First U.S. DCD Heart Procured/Transplanted after Normothermic Regional Perfusion
*Purpose: We successfully planned, procured and transplanted a heart after a Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) protocol with post-declaration implementation of in vivo cardiopulmonary bypass…