title: Closure of ventricular septal defects in the donor heart before transplantation: toward expanded acceptance criteria.
authors.affiliation: Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street East, Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maltais
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellerin
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Perrault
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right