Crossing the Bridge to Heart Transplantation

Crossing the Bridge to Heart Transplantation

We report the first case of a patient with a durable left ventricular assist device admitted with cardiogenic shock and managed with biventricular Impella support as a successful bridge to heart transplantation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joban Vaishnav, MD, Steven Hsu, MD, Kavita Sharma, MD, Roberta Florido, MD, MPH, Sabra Lewsey, MD, MPH, Steven P. Schulman, MD, Matthews Chacko, MD, Ahmet Kilic, MD, Chun-woo Choi, MD, Nisha A. Gilotra, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acute heart failure
cardiac assist device
cardiac transplantation
cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919306485

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