Ex vivo organ perfusion - holy grail or costly care?

A Cut Above: Cardiothoracic insights from EACTS - A podcast by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EACTS) - Mondays

Joining our hosts this month are the esteemed ‘Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion’ experts, Edris Mahtab Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands) and Andreas Zuckermann (Medical University of Vienna, Austria). In this episode, Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen discuss how these guests have influenced the developing field of heart and lung transplantation. Listeners can gain an understanding of the evolving difficulties associated with transplantation, and how innovative techniques are improving organ preservation.   Listeners are also encouraged to take a look at a related MMCTS article demonstrating relevant techniques.