<p class="jove_content">The protocol describes a porcine<em> ex vivo</em> heart perfusion system in which direct loading of the left ventricle may serve as an assessment technique for graft health while simultaneously providing a holistic evaluation of graft function. A discussion of the system design and possible assessment metrics is also provided.</p>

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Cardiac Loading using Passive Left Atrial Pressurization and Passive Afterload for Graft Assessment

Ex vivo machine perfusion or normothermic machine perfusion is a preservation method that has gained great importance in the transplantation field. ...

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