Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 355-357 , March 2007

Effect of Preservation Solution on Graft Viability in Single-Lung Transplantation From Heart-Beating Donors in Pigs

  • A. Bertolotti

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Alejandro Bertolotti, Instituto de Cardiologia y Cirugı́a Cardiovascular - Fundación Favaloro, Av Belgrano 1746, (1039) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • C. Gómez

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • E. Lascano

      Affiliations

    • Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • J. Negroni

      Affiliations

    • Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • L. Cuniberti

      Affiliations

    • Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • G. Yannarelli

      Affiliations

    • Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • R. Laguens

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • J. Shiraishi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • R. Favaloro

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery of the Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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 This work was supported by The Heart and Lung Transplantation Unit of the Favaloro Foundation.

PII: S0041-1345(07)00043-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.01.014

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 355-357 , March 2007

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