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titers and anti-HLA antibodies . This technique has the potential to expand the donor pool for older or highly sensitized children . While centrifuge-based plasmapheresis may have some greater efficiency , particularly in HLA antibody removal , further study is necessary to verify this in vivo .
Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest .
Funding The authors received no funding to complete this research .
Data availability
The research data associated with this article are included within the article .
Ethics Ethical approval was not required .
Author contributions
Study conception and design : A . Walczak , M . Deitemyer , V . Duffy , D . Nandi ; data collection : A . Walczak , E . Goodhue Meyer , K . Nicol , M Deitemyer , V . Duffy , D . Nandi ; analysis and interpretation of results : E . Hayes , M . Padilla , D . Nandi ; draft manuscript preparation : E . Hayes . All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript .
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Cite this article as : Hayes EA , Walczak A , Goodhue Meyer E , Nicol K , Deitemyer M , Duffy V , Moore Padilla M , Gajarski RJ & Nandi D . An in vitro comparison of intra-operative isohemagglutinin and human leukocyte antigen removal techniques in pediatric heart transplantation . J Extra Corpor Technol 2023 , 55 , 189 – 193