Plasma exchange
Intervention1 paper2 findings
- Animals1
Outcomes
2Preservation time
upin pigs1Very low certainty
1 study
Preservation time
upin pigs1Very low certainty
Plasma exchange increases preservation time in pigs (48 hours without failure).
Animals48 hours
Extending Normothermic Ex Situ Heart Preservation and Viability to 48 Hours via Protein Supplementation and Plasma Exchange · ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 16 Sep 2026
Coronary resistance
downin pigs1Very low certainty
1 study
Coronary resistance
downin pigs1Very low certainty
Plasma exchange decreases coronary resistance in pigs (0.13 ± 0.05 vs. 0.30 ± 0.13 SF65, 0.69 ± 0.31 SF120 mm Hg/ml/min).
Animals48 hours
Extending Normothermic Ex Situ Heart Preservation and Viability to 48 Hours via Protein Supplementation and Plasma Exchange · ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 16 Sep 2026