Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 20, 2025

A High-Fidelity Porcine Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Following Donation after Circulatory Death
Published on: June 6, 2025
Heart procurement in a multi-organ donor
Raymond Pfister1, Patrick Myers, Lars Niclauss2
1CURCCCP Centre Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique Universities of Lausanne and Geneva Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011 Lausanne Switzerland.
Abstract:
The first orthotopic heart transplant was performed in 1967. Following on from this achievement, the first major evolution in heart transplantation was the transition from biatrial anastomosis to separate caval anastomoses, in 1991. Various strategies for myocardial protection have been used for this. This video tutorial describes heart procurement for a bicaval anastomosis technique in a case of multi-organ procurement.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Kidney Transplant I: Introduction
Tissue Transplantation
The Biology of Tissue Transplantation
The biology of tissue transplantation hinges on the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules. These molecules...

