Optimizing Donor Heart Preservation: Superior Outcomes with 10°C Versus 4-8°C in Adult Heart Transplantation
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This multicenter study comparing 10°C versus 4-8°C static cold storage for donor hearts demonstrated superior early graft function, reduced primary graft dysfunction, and improved one-year survival with 10°C preservation despite higher risk donor and recipient profiles.
Additional benefits included less ventricular dysfunction and reduced need for intraaortic balloon pumps, suggesting 10°C as an optimal temperature for cardiac allograft preservation.
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