Cytokine Adsorber Use during DCD Heart Perfusion Counteracts Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

• Main Authors: Lars Saemann (Author), Fabio Hoorn (Author), Adrian-Iustin Georgevici (Author), Sabine Pohl (Author), Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz (Author), Gábor Veres (Author), Yuxing Guo (Author), Matthias Karck (Author), Andreas Simm (Author), Folker Wenzel (Author), Gábor Szabó (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) in cardiac allografts is associated with an impaired endothelial function in the coronary microvasculature. Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) deteriorates endothelial function. Hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) are exposed to warm ischemia before initiating...