Cardiac transport system linked to better outcomes after heart transplantation

A cardiac transport system for donor hearts was associated with better 1-year outcomes for recipients compared with traditional cold storage, according to new data from the GUARDIAN registry.

The analysis, presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, compared survival and other postoperative outcomes in heart transplant recipients who received a heart delivered with the cardiac transport system (SherpaPak cardiac transport system, Paragonix Technologies) with those whose hearts were delivered in traditional cold storage. Read more in Healio.