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Normothermic Ex Situ Heart Perfusion in Working Mode: Assessment of Cardiac Function and Metabolism
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[Improving donor heart preservation ex vivo].

René Ferrera1, Souhila Benhabbouche

  • 1Lyon University, Inserm U1060 Carmen, University Lyon 1, F 69008 France. rene.ferrera@univ-lyon1.fr

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Organ donor shortages mean available hearts are lost to damage before transplantation. Research explores protecting cardiac grafts during cold ischemia and reperfusion injury to improve transplant success.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Organ Preservation

Context:

  • Limited availability of donor hearts for transplantation.
  • Significant loss of viable organs due to damage during preservation and transport.
  • Established understanding of cold ischemia's detrimental effects on cardiac grafts.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the mechanisms of cardiac graft damage during cold ischemia and reperfusion.
  • To explore novel strategies for mitigating organ loss prior to transplantation.
  • To understand the dual phases of injury: ischemia and reperfusion.

Summary:

  • Cardiac grafts suffer irreversible damage from cardioplegia, harvesting, and hypothermic transport.
  • Both cold ischemia (energy depletion, ionic imbalance) and reperfusion (calcium overload, free radicals) phases contribute to graft injury.
  • Preconditioning and post-conditioning are emerging protective strategies against ischemic organ damage.

Impact:

  • Enhancing the viability of donor hearts for transplantation.
  • Reducing organ wastage and increasing the pool of transplantable organs.
  • Improving long-term outcomes for heart transplant recipients by preserving graft quality.