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Transplantation of Donor Hearts After Circulatory Death Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion and Cold Storage Preservation

Donation after circulatory death heart transplantation using thoraco-abdominal NRP and subsequent cold storage preservation for up to 129 min was safe for 4 procedures and could be a way to expand the donor heart pool while avoiding costs of machine preservation.

Albumin in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review

In cardiac surgical patients, albumin is widely utilized despite a lack of high- quality evidence supporting its efficacy or safety. A well-designed randomized controlled trial is needed to clarify the role of albumin in cardiac surgical patients.