title: Operative technique and pitfalls in donor heart procurement.
abstract: We describe a simple and reproducible donor heart procurement technique in sequential steps. A detailed understanding of procurement and organ preservation techniques should be an essential part of a heart transplant training program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shudo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hiesinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Oyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Y Joseph
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D046148:Donor Selection; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009926:Organ Preservation; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014850:Waiting Lists
keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Graft survival; Heart transplantation; Tissue and organ harvesting; dilated