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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Organ Preservation Solutions"”.
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Cardiac Organogenesis: 3D Bioscaffolds, Bioenergetics and Regeneration
Each year the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) reports an increase in patients requiring an organ transplant without an increase in available donor organs, leading to a transplant gap that continues to widen. Over 70% of donor hearts are deemed unsuitable for transplantation …
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Enhancing Metabolism of Donor Hearts for Cardiac Transplantation
… due to the inadequate supply of available organs. A major factor limiting the donor pool relates to the poor ischemic tolerance of hearts removed and stored prior to implantation. Currently used heart preservation techniques involve storage of the organ near 0ºC to minimize donor organ …