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Donor Heart Preservation by Continuous Perfusion
Cardiac transplantation is the best option for end-stage heart failure (Taylor et al. 2008). Transplantation techniques, immunosuppressive protocols and a better understanding of short and long-term complicati...
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Der potentielle Organspender – Evaluierung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Herzentnahme
Regarding limited availability of organ donors for heart transplantation, it is necessary to discuss optimal donor evaluation and donor management. In this manuscript general donor-related parameters as well a...
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Heart transplantation in Vienna: 25 years of experience
Since the beginning of the University of Vienna Cardiac Transplant Program in 1984, 1113 heart transplant procedures have been performed through August of 2008. One- and five-year survival has increased steadi...