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Evaluating Heart Transplant Outcomes Using the SherpaPak Heart Storage System ASAIO Journal 71(11):p 918-923, November 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002431 https://ow.ly/Z6bE50XqF0W #ASAIO

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Evaluating Heart Transplant Outcomes Using the SherpaPak... : ASAIO Journal transplant patients, 60 using SCTS and 60 using traditional cold storage on ice (TCS), at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) between June 2020 and June 2023. Baseline characteristics were comparable except there were less males in TCS versus SCTS (70% vs. 85%; p = 0.049) and less diabetics (23% vs. 47%; p = 0.07). The TCS group had significantly shorter ischemic times than the SCTS group (177 vs. 204 min; p = 0.008). On analysis, no statistically significant difference was noted in primary graft dysfunction (PGD; 12% vs. 15%; p = 0.59), total length of stay (LOS; 19 vs. 17... https://ow.ly/Z6bE50XqF0W