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A High-Fidelity Porcine Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Following Donation after Circulatory Death
Published on: June 6, 2025
Reducing the wait: TCV can expand the donor pool for heart transplant candidates
Nicholas A Szugye1, Ryan A Moore1,2, Alia Dani1
1The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Abstract:
A 16-year-old with new-onset dilated cardiomyopathy underwent VAD placement, later complicated by low flow from outflow graft kinking. To expedite heart transplantation, TCV was calculated and compared with 141 normal patients pinpointing the upper weight threshold. He was transplanted 2 days later within the expanded weight range with no post-transplant complications.
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