Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Bridge to Heart Transplantation : The Way Forward

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Advanced heart failure (HF) represents a public health priority due to the increase of affected patients and the meaningful mortality. Durable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and heart transplantation (HTx) are unique therapies for end-stage HF (ESHF), with positive early and long-term outcomes. The patients who underwent HTx have a 1-y survival of 91% and a median survival of 12-13 y, whereas the median survival of ESHF is <12 mo. Short-term MCS with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) can be used as a bridge to transplantation strategy. Patients bridged with VA ECMO have significantly lower survival in comparison with non-MCS bridged and left ventricular assist device-bridged patients. VA ECMO represents an effective, and sometimes unique, system to obtain rapid hemodynamic stabilization, but possible negative effects on patients' outcomes after HTx must be considered. Here, we discuss the use of VA ECMO as bridge to transplantation.

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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Transplantation direct - 7(2021), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite e720

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Englisch

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Montisci, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Donatelli, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Cirri, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Coscioni, Enrico [VerfasserIn]
Maiello, Ciro [VerfasserIn]
Napoli, Claudio [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

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10.1097/TXD.0000000000001172

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NLM328040088