Anatomical Differences Between Human and Pig Hearts and Their Relevance for Cardiac Xenotransplantation Surgical Technique
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Shah, AakashGoerlich, Corbin E.
Pasrija, Chetan
Hirsch, Jeffrey
Fisher, Stacy
Odonkor, Patrick
Strauss, Erik
Ayares, David
Mohiuddin, Muhammad M.
Griffith, Bartley P.
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2022-08-17Journal
JACC: Case ReportsPublisher
ElsevierType
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Cardiac xenotransplantation has been proposed to bridge the gap between supply and demand for patients with end-stage heart failure requiring transplantation. However, differences in pig anatomy compared with human anatomy require modification of the surgical approach. In addition, careful consideration should be given to size matching before transplantation.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/19645ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.06.011