How and when will cardiac xenotransplantation enter the clinic? The recurrent debate has gained in realism
Jean-Paul Soulillou
Correspondence Valérie Châtellier Secrétaire de J-P Soulillou, Institut de Transplantation et de Recherche en Transplantation, University of Nantes, 30 Bd Jean Monnet, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France
Email jean-paul.soulillou@univ-nantes.fr
The use of organs donated after death is associated with much controversy and currently the supply of organs does not meet the demand, underlining the need for alternative organ sources. In this Viewpoint, Jean-Paul Soulillou examines the possibility of xenotransplantation with the tools and techniques currently available.
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