Table 1.
Donors’ characteristics and myocardial protection techniques.
| N | 35 |
| Age (years) | 51 (0.4–72) |
| Male (n, %) | 27 (77%) |
| Smokers | 12 (34%) |
| Former smokers | 1 (3%) |
| Non-smokers | 22 (63%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Arterial hypertension | 8 (23%) |
| Diabetes | 2 (6%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 4 (11%) |
| Infections | |
| Cytomegalovirus | 22 (63%) |
| Toxoplasma | 34 (97%) |
| Epstein barr virus | 11 (31%) |
| Blood parameters | |
| Leucocytes (n * 103/µl) | 12.6 (5.78–25.4) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.93 (0.27–4.65) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 130 (54–252) |
| Organ care system (n, %) | 7 (20%) |
| Cold ischemic time (min)a | 29 (20–38) |
| Time in OCS (min)b | 265 (160–360) |
| Cold Cardioplegia (n, %) | 28 (80%) |
| Cold Ischemic Time (min)c | 220 (31–330) |
Data are expressed in median (range) or number (percentage).
aFor the OCS, the time of cold ischemia is obtained by calculating the time from aortic cross clamping at the donor site to the aortic de-clamping at the recipient site minus the time the organ was inserted in the OCS device.
bWhile in OCS, the heart is beating and the coronary flow is guaranteed by an extracorporeal blood perfusion.
cCold Ischemic Time: time (min) from aortic cross clamping at the donor site to the time (min) of recipient aorta declamping.