Cardiothoracic Biospecimens
Prospective human cardiothoracic biospecimens for use in research applications.
High-integrity human cardiothoracic tissues
LifeNet Health® LifeSciences recovers high-quality human cardiothoracic biospecimens for research and adheres to the highest standards of ethical and safe tissue recovery.
LifeNet Health partners with researchers to ensure proper storage, handling, and shipping of the biospecimen to preserve its integrity for dependable, reproducible, and biologically relevant cardiac, lung, or other thoracic research findings.
Biospecimens for research
Features
- Tissues are prospectively recovered from donors with known demographics, including age, sex, BMI, ethnicity, cause of death, and social medical history.
- Normal (healthy) donors and matched donors with medical conditions (i.e., coronary artery disease, others).
- Heart tissues include aorta, septum, and coronary artery.
Benefits
- Tissues from different regions of the heart enables the study of specific functions or diseases of interest and accelerates drug discovery efforts.
- Proper tissue storage and handling helps prevent degradation and ensure quality essential for dependable, reproducible, and biologically relevant cardiac or toxicity research findings.
- Low interval from death to preservation.
- Quick delivery available upon request.
Aiding cardiothoracic
disease research
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Lung cancers
Heart Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Toxicity studies
Learn more about working with LifeNet Health LifeSciences
“The solid organs we have received from LifeNet Health were procured in such a fashion that my team was easily able to prep the samples for our laboratory profusion studies.“
“The solid organs we have received from LifeNet Health were procured in such a fashion that my team was easily able to prep the samples for our laboratory profusion studies.“
Resources
Human Biospecimens Unveiled: Navigating Cutting-Edge Standards for Research
