Doctors ‘reanimate’ human heart from deceased donor

The video tutorial explains the process of reanimating a heart from a deceased donor for transplantation, known as donation after circulatory death (DCD). The procedure involves preserving the heart using the Transmetics organ care system, which pumps warm blood to resuscitate the non-beating heart. Once ready, the heart is transplanted into the recipient. This method could increase the donor pool by 30%, reducing wait times and deaths among those awaiting transplants.

What is the term used for reanimating a heart from a deceased donor?

• Heart resuscitation

• Organ revival

• Donation after brain death

• Donation after circulatory death

How long after the donor's death is the heart removed?

• 10 minutes

• Immediately

• 2 minutes

• 5 minutes

What system is used to preserve and resuscitate the non-beating heart?

• Heart-Lung Machine

• Transmetics organ care system

• Life Support System

• Cardiac Support System

What does the Transmetics organ care system pump into the heart?

• Nutrient solution

• Oxygenated water

• Warm blood

• Cold saline

By what percentage could the donor pool increase due to this procedure?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%