| Literature DB >> 33017208 |
Richard N Pierson1,2, Jay A Fishman2, Gregory D Lewis3, David A D'Alessandro1, Margaret R Connolly1,2, Lars Burdorf1,2, Joren C Madsen1,2, Agnes M Azimzadeh1,2.
Abstract
Consistent survival of life-supporting pig heart xenograft recipients beyond 90 days was recently reported using genetically modified pigs and a clinically applicable drug treatment regimen. If this remarkable achievement proves reproducible, published benchmarks for clinical translation of cardiac xenografts appear to be within reach. Key mechanistic insights are summarized here that informed recent pig design and therapeutic choices, which together appear likely to enable early clinical translation.Entities:
Keywords: cardiomyopathies; genetic engineering; heart failure; heart transplantation; heterografts; myocardial ischemia; transplantation, heterologous
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33017208 PMCID: PMC7990044 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048186
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circulation ISSN: 0009-7322 Impact factor: 29.690