Raquel López-Vilella, Ignacio Sánchez-Lázaro, Azucena Pajares Moncho, Mónica Talavera Peregrina, Manuel Pérez Guillén, Iratxe Zarragoikoetxea Jáuregui, Ricardo Gimeno Costa, Víctor Donoso Trenado, Luis Martínez Dolz, Salvador Torregrosa Puerta, Luis Almenar Bonet
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare early and late survival among patients who have undergone heart transplantation (HTx) with a short-term mechanical assist device. METHODS: This was an ambispective, single-center, consecutive study of patients undergoing urgent HTx for 5 years. Pediatric transplants, retransplants, and combined transplants were excluded. Forty-five patients were included. Four groups were analyzed: those with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) implanted <10 days before HTx; those with ECMO implanted for >10 days; patients classified as INTERMACS 2 to 3 with Levitronix Centrimag implanted; and those classified as INTERMACS 2 with Levitronix Centrimag implanted...
November 2021: Transplantation Proceedings