Overview and future practice patterns in cardiac and pulmonary preservation.
Heart and lung transplantation have become standard therapy for many patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. Successful transplantation requires preservation of allografts until they can be implanted and reperfused. In the decades since the transplantation of thoracic organs became a clinical reality, many advances have been made in preoperative donor management, procurement, and preservation techniques. This article summarizes the state of the art in heart and lung preservation and review some of the areas of current research that may lead to improvements in preservation techniques in the future.
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Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
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D005544:Forecasting; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control
D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions