The NCBR has an established repository with the following specimen types and formats:
| Serum | Flash frozen |
| Plasma | Flash frozen |
| PBMC | Cryopreserved |
| Tissue |
Flash frozen |
Procedures we routinely collect tissue samples from:
- Heart transplant (Donor and Recipient)
- Mechanical circulatory device implant
Anatomical regions we routinely collect tissue samples from during transplant:
- Apex
- Atria - right and left
- Aorta
- Ventricle free wall - right and left
- Interventricular septum
- Pulmonary artery
- Left anteriod descending artery
- Superior vena cava
- Inferior vent cava
Additional specimen types and collection formats are available upon request. Please complete the specimen inquiry form to learn more about what is available or possible in the future.