A Heterotopic Rat Heart Transplantation Model using Circulatory Death Donor HeartsMohammed Quader 1,2,3, Renee Cholyway 1, Oluwatoyin Akande 1, Jennifer Bradley 1,2, Eleonora Mezzaroma 4, Stefano Toldo 2,5
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 3Department of Surgery, McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, 4Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcome Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 5Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Here, we describe the preparation and technical details of murine heterotopic heart transplantation utilizing a circulatory death donor heart.