Document Detail


Successful use of a pneumatic biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in cardiogenic shock.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21640618     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Mechanical circulatory support is a highly effective technology to maintain organ perfusion in patients with cardiogenic shock as a bridge to transplantation. Although implantation of a left ventricular assist device alone is often the preferred configuration, patients with biventricular failure and significant end-organ dysfunction often require biventricular assistance. METHODS: Between January 2000 and September 2008, 80 patients with severe biventricular failure were accepted for heart transplantation and received a pneumatic biventricular assist devices as a bridge to transplant. Patients were retrospectively divided into 2 groups: those successfully bridged to transplant (Group A) and those who died (Group B). Patients were also divided into 2 periods of implantation: Group X (2000-2005) and Group Y (2006-2008, which used a multidiscipline selection process). RESULTS: Overall success rate to transplantation was 71.3%, with Group Y demonstrating an 82% success to transplant rate vs 63% in Group X. One-year actuarial survival after transplant was 89% compared with 92% in patients without a ventricular assist device. There were no statistically significant laboratory parameters between Groups A and B identifying potential risk factors for poor outcome. CONCLUSION: Biventricular assist device therapy represents an effective and reliable means of supporting selected Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support profile 1 patients as a bridge to transplantation, with excellent success to transplant rates and post-transplant survival.
Authors:
Jaime Moriguchi; Stephanie Davis; Rhodora Jocson; Fardad Esmailian; Abbas Ardehali; Hillel Laks; Murray Kwon; Michelle Kittleson; Jon Kobashigawa; Jignesh Patel; Daniel Marelli; Mark Plunkett; Ramin Beygui; Richard Shemin
Related Documents :
21722198 - Orthotopic bladder substitute in renal transplant recipients: experience with studer te...
22203528 - Evidence for graft colonization with periodontal pathogens in lung transplant recipient...
21883028 - Pretransplant serum ferritin has a prognostic influence on allogeneic transplantation r...
3088968 - Observations of vitamin a toxicity in three patients with renal failure receiving paren...
10428738 - Chronic myelogenous leukemia: biology and therapy.
8995468 - "aggressive" renal angiomyolipoma.
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-1
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1557-3117     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-6-6     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9102703     Medline TA:  J Heart Lung Transplant     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Diverse morphologic manifestations of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: A pathologic study of 64 allog...
Next Document:  Focal positive prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in ganglionic tissues associated...