Role of xenotransplantation in cardiac transplantation

Sergio De Salvatore; Antonio Segreto; Alessandro Chiusaroli; Stefano Congiu; Federico Bizzarri

doi:10.1111/jocs.12454

Role of xenotransplantation in cardiac transplantation

J Card Surg. 2015 Jan;30(1):111-6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12454. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

Authors

Sergio De Salvatore¹, Antonio Segreto, Alessandro Chiusaroli, Stefano Congiu, Federico Bizzarri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Science and Medical-Surgical Biotechnologies, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Universita' degli Studi di Roma "Sapienza", Latina, Italy.

PMID: 25345720
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12454

Abstract

This review will discuss the history and development of the field of genetic modification, up to the most recent scientific discoveries, and will also consider the current uses of genetic therapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Animals
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Graft Rejection / prevention & control*
Heart Transplantation / ethics
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart Transplantation / trends*
Humans
Transplantation, Heterologous / ethics
Transplantation, Heterologous / methods*
Transplantation, Heterologous / trends*
Virus Diseases / prevention & control
Virus Diseases / transmission
Zoonoses