Fig. 7.

Cardiac function in donors (pre-HTx) and recipients (post-HTx). Cardiac function as determined by changes in a % fractional area change and b % global radial strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. Cardiac damage was assessed by cardiac troponin I (cTnI, ng/mL) levels in plasma of c donors and d recipients. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 4/group. Top F and p values on each graph represent effect of time, and bottom F and p values represent differences between BSD vs. sham over time. B Baseline, ST stabilisation 1 h following completion of instrumentation procedures, 0H in donor—confirmation of BSD, 0H in recipient—successful weaning from CPB