A Simple and Reliable Method to Assess Heart Viability After Hypothermic Procurement

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2283-2284

  Ferrera, R ^a   Bopassa, J C ^a   Rodriguez, C ^b   Baverel, G ^a   Ovize, M ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Cardiological Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPLEGIA; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEART GRAFT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HYPOTHERMIA; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; EDEMA; HEART; ORGAN PRESERVATION; SWINE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33846113318     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.124     Document Type: Article

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