High-energy phosphates and the human donor heart.

Serban C Stoica

Journal: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2005;23(9 Suppl):S244-6

PMID: 15381173

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Abstract

Biochemical assessment of energy stores has helped myocardial protection for general cardiac surgery and transplantation. This paper reviews the rationale of energy metabolism evaluation and speculates on the extent to which high energy phosphates can be used in human donor heart assessment and preservation.

Address: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB3 8RE, United Kingdom. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.04.004

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MeSH Terms: Heart Transplantation, Humans, Myocardium, Phosphates, Tissue Donors