Nature’s got a beating heart

Mold attacks a beating heart.

at a cut-off value of 1.5. Cardiac functions were stable with absence of cardiac arrhythmia despite intermittent atrial fibrillation until the patient suddenly died from acute heart failure. The autopsy findings are shown in figure 1 . Prevalence rates of 4.5% of invasive aspergillosis after lung transplantation in non-cystic fibrosis patients have been reported. Mortality rates of invasive pul...

Non-heart beating donors.

BACKGROUND Several groups have demonstrated that non-heart beating donation is a viable source of organs for transplantation. However, the theoretically worse graft function and survival of the kidneys obtained from non-heart beating donors (NHBDs) is still a matter of debate that has led to consider them as marginal donors for kidney transplantation. METHODS In this report, we compare the ou...

Ethical considerations in non-heart beating donation: a narrative review article

Non-heart-beating organ donation

Transplantation programmes throughout the world are struggling to maintain current levels of organ donation. Transplant waiting lists continue to rise and the resulting deficit is growing year on year. Cadaveric heart-beating donation (HBD), where death is confirmed after brain stem testing, still provides the majority of organs. Over the past 10 yr this type of donation has fallen by approxima...

Non-heart-beating organ donation

Transplantation programmes throughout the world are struggling to maintain current levels of organ donation. Transplant waiting lists continue to rise and the resulting deficit is growing year on year. Cadaveric heart-beating donation (HBD), where death is confirmed after brain stem testing, still provides the majority of organs. Over the past 10 yr this type of donation has fallen by approxima...