[Approval] Cold non-ischemic heart preservation with continuous perfusion prevents early graft failure in orthotopic pig-to-baboon xenotransplantation
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Xenotransplantation. 2021 Jan;28(1):e12636. doi: 10.1111/xen.12636. Epub 2020 Aug 25.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Successful preclinical transplantations of porcine hearts into baboon recipients are required before commencing clinical trials. Despite years of research, over half of the orthotopic cardiac xenografts were lost