Add to ORKGVentricular assist devices (VAD) have benefitted patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx). We present our experience with HTx after an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) hybrid with various ventricular assist devices (VAD). From May 1996 to December 2003, mechanical circulatory support with a Biopump VAD was performed in eight patients, HeartMate left VAD in eight patients, and Thoratec VAD in eight patients. Before VAD implantation, 19 patients maintained their circulation with ECMO. Half of the 24 patients were implanted with VAD to await a suitable donor for HTx. We observed that half of the patients supported by ECMO hybrid with various VAD awaited a suitable donor for HTx. In our experien...
Recent outstanding clinical advances with new mechanical circulatory systems (MCS) have led to addit...
The Abiomed BVS 5000 ventricular assist device (VAD) is simple to implant and monitor and allows for...
AbstractObjectiveImplantation of a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation has...
Ventricular-assist devices (VADs) have benefitted patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of double bridges with extracorporeal membrane oxyg...
Advanced heart failure (HF) represents a public health priority due to the increase of affected pati...
Background—The use of extracorporeal life support (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO]) as a ...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can provide excellent mechanical circulatory support (MCS...
BACKGROUND: Because of the limited supply of donor hearts, prospective recipients continue to die wh...
Despite advances in medical therapy and mechanical circulatory support (MCS), heart transplant (HT) ...
Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in the developed world an...
Despite major advances in the treatment of heart failure over the past two decades, improving the na...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can rescue some critical patients with circulatory collap...
In patients with refractory end-stage heart failure, cardiac transplantation remains the only establ...
To determine if venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) as a bridge to left ventr...
Recent outstanding clinical advances with new mechanical circulatory systems (MCS) have led to addit...
The Abiomed BVS 5000 ventricular assist device (VAD) is simple to implant and monitor and allows for...
AbstractObjectiveImplantation of a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation has...
Ventricular-assist devices (VADs) have benefitted patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of double bridges with extracorporeal membrane oxyg...
Advanced heart failure (HF) represents a public health priority due to the increase of affected pati...
Background—The use of extracorporeal life support (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO]) as a ...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can provide excellent mechanical circulatory support (MCS...
BACKGROUND: Because of the limited supply of donor hearts, prospective recipients continue to die wh...
Despite advances in medical therapy and mechanical circulatory support (MCS), heart transplant (HT) ...
Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in the developed world an...
Despite major advances in the treatment of heart failure over the past two decades, improving the na...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can rescue some critical patients with circulatory collap...
In patients with refractory end-stage heart failure, cardiac transplantation remains the only establ...
To determine if venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) as a bridge to left ventr...
Recent outstanding clinical advances with new mechanical circulatory systems (MCS) have led to addit...
The Abiomed BVS 5000 ventricular assist device (VAD) is simple to implant and monitor and allows for...
AbstractObjectiveImplantation of a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation has...