Long-Term Outcome of Myocardial Protection in Heart Transplantation: Comparison Among 3 Different Solutions

A new single-center, 20-year retrospective study of 528 analyzed adult heart transplants compared outcomes across three cardioplegic solutions: Celsior (n=301; reference), HTK-Custodiol (n=88), and St Thomas (n=139).

Published in Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

Objective

We analysed our long-term experience with heart transplantation (Htx) utilizing 3 different cardioplegic solutions.