Video analysis of ex vivo beating hearts during preservation on the TransMedics® organ care system

Reliable biomarkers for assessing the viability of the donor hearts undergoing perfusion remain elusive. A unique feature of normothermic perfusion on the TransMedics® Organ Care System (OCS™) is that the donor heart is maintained in a beating state throughout the preservation period. We applied a v...

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Published inFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 10; p. 1216917
Main Authors Mendiola Pla, Michelle, Berrettoni, Silvia, Lee, Franklin H, Rozzi, Giacomo, Marrano, Federica, Gross, Ryan T, Evans, Amy, Wendell, David C, Lezberg, Paul, Burattini, Margherita, Paolo Lo Muzio, Francesco, Fassina, Lorenzo, Milano, Carmelo A, Bang, Marie-Louise, Bowles, Dawn E, Miragoli, Michele
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 20.06.2023
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Summary:Reliable biomarkers for assessing the viability of the donor hearts undergoing perfusion remain elusive. A unique feature of normothermic perfusion on the TransMedics® Organ Care System (OCS™) is that the donor heart is maintained in a beating state throughout the preservation period. We applied a video algorithm for an assessment of cardiac kinematics, video kinematic evaluation (Vi.Ki.E.), to the donor hearts undergoing perfusion on the OCS™ to assess the feasibility of applying this algorithm in this setting. Healthy donor porcine hearts (  = 6) were procured from Yucatan pigs and underwent 2 h of normothermic perfusion on the OCS™ device. During the preservation period, serial high-resolution videos were captured at 30 frames per second. Using Vi.Ki.E., we assessed the force, energy, contractility, and trajectory parameters of each heart. There were no significant changes in any of the measured parameters of the heart on the OCS™ device over time as judged by linear regression analysis. Importantly, there were no significant changes in contractility during the duration of the preservation period (time 0-30 min, 918 ± 430 px/s; time 31-60 min, 1,386 ± 603 px/s; time 61-90 min, 1,299 ± 617 px/s; time 91-120 min, 1,535 ± 728 px/s). Similarly, there were no significant changes in the force, energy, or trajectory parameters. Post-transplantation echocardiograms demonstrated robust contractility of each allograft. Vi.Ki.E. assessment of the donor hearts undergoing perfusion is feasible on the TransMedics OCS™, and we observed that the donor hearts maintain steady kinematic measurements throughout the duration.
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Edited by: Matthias Loebe, Jackson Health System, United States
Reviewed by: Charles Hoopes, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United StatesStephen Ralph Large, Papworth Hospital, United Kingdom
ISSN:2297-055X
2297-055X
DOI:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1216917