Optimization of the Cuff Technique for Murine Heart TransplantationYunhan Ma *1,2, Baiyi Xie *1,2, Helong Dai *3,4,5, Chenxi Wang 6, Shujiao Liu 6, Tianshu Lan 7, Shuangyue Xu 1,2, Guoliang Yan 1,2,6, Zhongquan Qi 1,2,8
1Organ Transplantation Institute, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2Fujian Key Laboratory of Organ and Tissue Regeneration, 3Department of Kidney Transplantation, Center of Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 4Clinical Research Center for Organ Transplantation in Hunan Province, 5Clinical Immunology Center, Central South University, 6School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 7Xiamen Medical College, 8Medical College, Guangxi University
We introduce an inner tube approach to the cuff technique for mouse cervical heterotopic heart transplantation to help evert the vessel over the cuff. We found that cooperation between two experienced surgeons markedly shortens the operation time.
