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High-energy phosphates and the human donor heart
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB3 8RE, United Kingdom. serbanstoica@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Biochemical assessment of energy stores has helped myocardial protection for general cardiac surgery and transplantation. This paper reviews the rationale of energy metabolism evaluation and speculates on the extent to which high energy phosphates can be used in human donor heart assessment and preservation.