Key result
Distant DCD pediatric heart transplantation using NRP and cold storage marks the first US experience.
Why the study?
Pediatric heart transplantation is the sole curative therapy for end-stage heart failure, but experience with donation after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion is limited.
Case Report
Reports the first US experience of pediatric heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion and cold storage from a distant donor.
Novel pediatric heart procurement technique; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before any clinical adoption.
Video clip is available online.The sole curative therapy for end-stage heart failure in pediatric patients is organ transplantation.Mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics is only a bridge to transplant or decision.In recent years, transplantation of hearts ABG, Arterial blood gas; NRP, normothermic regional perfusion; BE, base excess; CPB, cardiopulmnary bypass; na, not available; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.
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Biniwale et al. (2023) conducted a case report in End-stage heart failure. Heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion and cold storage was evaluated. Pediatric heart transplantation from donation after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion and cold storage from a distant donor was reported as the first US experience.
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