Heart Transplantation from Donation after Circulatory Death: The Impact of Global Warming

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 737-738

  Macdonald, P ^a,b,c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE LIDOCAINE; CARDIOPLEGIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CIRCULATORY DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEATH; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PRESERVATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFOUND INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; BRAIN DEATH; DONOR; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; GLOBAL WARMING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84959481065     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13573     Document Type: Editorial

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