Human tissue can survive for specific durations without blood supply
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SUPPORTED
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Human tissues and organs can endure a lack of blood supply for specific, measurable durations, which forms the basis of organ preservation and transplantation limits.
Evidence for · 3
Structural Integrity and Cellular Viability of Cryopreserved Allograft Heart Valves in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: Correlation of Histopathological Changes with Donor Characteristics and Preservation Times
2022 · cited by 7
Discusses the cold ischemia times and preservation periods during which heart valve allografts maintain structural and cellular viability.
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More for · 2
Pediatric kidney transplantation using donors after circulatory death: a national experience from Spain.
2026 · cited by 1
Notes that donor organs tolerate specific durations of warm and cold ischemia before transplantation.
New Perfusion and Preservation Strategies for Donor Hearts.
2026 · cited by 0
Indicates that donor hearts have traditional ischemic time limits of approximately 4-5 hours under hypothermic storage.