pubmed-article:11574227 | pubmed:abstractText | Cardiac storage solutions and methods remain unstandardized. We have surveyed the literature to establish how the subject has progressed, addressing models of preservation and measures of outcome. Since a lot of the literature on cardiac storage is generated in the laboratory, we were particularly interested to evaluate to what extent bench work finds its way into and clinical practice. The discussion focuses in addition to new areas of research and introduces the concept of integrated organ preservation. | lld:pubmed |