Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Adults
dc.contributor.author | Engin, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ayik, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Oguz, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Eygi, B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yagdi, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karakula, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozbaran, M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-27T21:24:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-27T21:24:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.department | Ege Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description | 22nd Congress of the Spanish-Liver-Transplantation-Society (SETH) -- OCT 29-30, 2010 -- Madrid, SPAIN | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background. Because of the shortage of donor hearts, various ventricular asist devices (VAD) have been used in decompensated patients to prolong patient survival until a suitable heart becomes available. In this paper, we present our single-center report of adult patients in whom bridging was used with VAD. Methods. We performed a retrospective review of 14 adult patients who underwent heart transplantation after insertion of a long-term VAD. The study spans from February 2006 until September 2010. The mean patient age was 44.28 +/- 11.06 years. We used the Berlin Heart EXCOR VADs (n = 11; Berlin Heart AG Berlin, Germany), or the Berlin Heart Incor (n = 2), or the Abiomed AB500 (n = 1). Preimplantation status of the subjects were critical cardiogenic shock (n = 6), deterioration on inotropes (n = 3), or stable but inotrope-dependent (n = 5). Results. Mean VAD support time was 153.71 days (range, 25-517). Major adverse events during VAD support included reexploration for bleeding (n = 3; 21.4%), neurologic events (n = 2; 14.3%), left VAD-related infection (n = 2; 14.3%), pneumonia (n = 1; 14.3%), or primary device failure (n = 1; 7.1%). One (7.1%) patient showed evidence of human leukocyte antigen sensitization. There were 2 deaths (14.3%) over a mean of 324 days follow-up after heart transplantation: One due to biventricular failure in the early postoperative period and the other, at 69 days from pneumonia. Rejection was observed in 2 patients who had International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation grade 2R without hemodynamic deterioration. In our series, the 1-year mortality was 14.4% among heart transplantations without VAD implantation and 14.2% among the bridge-to-transplantation group. Conclusion. We conclude that VAD implantation improved end-organ function before heart transplantation in critically ill patients. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Spanish Liver Transplantation Soc | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.147 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 930 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0041-1345 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21486630 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 927 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.147 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11454/44574 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 43 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000289860300060 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q3 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Science Inc | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Transplantation Proceedings | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.title | Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Adults | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |