Dhar and Marklin with deceased organ donor (IMAGE)

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Dhar and Marklin with deceased organ donor

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Washington University physician Raj Dhar, MD, (front) and Gary Marklin, MD, the chief medical officer at Mid-America Transplant in St. Louis, care for a deceased organ donor. Dhar and Marklin led a study that showed that the long-standing practice of treating deceased organ donors with thyroid hormone does not help preserve heart function, may cause harm and should be discontinued.

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