Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Ex
Situ Heart Perfusion using Pump Supported and Passive Afterload Working
Mode, a pilot study.
Arnaud Romeo Mbadjeu Hondjeu, MD1;
Azad Mashari
MD1; Ryan Ramos, BSc1; Giulia Maria
Ruggeri, MD1;
Joshua
Qua Hiansen MSc1; Bryan Gellner,
PhD2; Roberto Vanin Pinto Ribeiro, MD,
PhD(c)2,3 Frank Yu, BSc(c)3; Liming
Xin, PhD2,3; Mitchell Brady Adamson, BSc,
MSc2,3; Mitesh Vallabh Badiwala, MD,
PhD3,4; Massimiliano Meineri, MD,
FASE1,5
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Peter Munk Cardiac
Center Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of
Toronto
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto
General Hospital, University Health Network
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Herzzentrum Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany.
Corresponding author: Dr. Massimiliano Meineri MD, FASE
Abteilung fur Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Herzzentrum Leipzig,
Strumpell Strasse 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany.
Tel: / Email:massimiliano.meineri@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Word Count (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion):
3972
Abstract: 246 words
Funding: This work was supported by a Private Donation from the Irwing
Family through the Peter Munk Cardiac Foundation.
Declarations of Interest: None