Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation
Canadian experts reported interest and perceived equipoise for a randomized trial of organ preservation strategies, although cost remains a key barrier. Such a trial could standardize protocols and strengthen the evidence base guiding heart transplantation practice.
Authors
- Maxime Tremblay‐Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-2064)
- Heather Joan Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-3027)
- Filio Billia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-1215)
- Rachel Heo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-1365)
- Yasbanoo Moayedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-7393)
- Michael McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-4283)
- Chun‐Po Steve Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-0118)
- L. Truby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-0205)
- Farid Foroutan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1029-1812)
- Sharon Chih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3634-2005)
- Dave Nagpal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-2192)
- Natasha Aleksova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-7851)
- Vivek Rao
- Nitish K. Dhingra
- James M. Stevenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1640-1135)
- Juglans Alvarez
- P. Noly
- Reem Alsaeid
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CJC Open
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2025.08.013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01