Successful mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Jun;15(3):243-5. doi: 10.1177/021849230701500315.

Abstract

With the progression of congestive heart failure, therapeutic options become fewer, and cardiac transplantation is the final option. The use of a left ventricular assist device improves the survival rate and quality of life in patients on the waiting list for transplantation. A 64-year-old man was successfully maintained on mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device for 502 days, as a bridge to transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Device Removal
  • Disease Progression
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Failure / surgery
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Waiting Lists*