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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Impact of the Pre-Transplant Circulatory Supportive Strategy on Post-Transplant Outcome: Double Bridge May Work.

Nai-Kuan Chou, Heng-Wen Chou, Chuan-I Tsao, Chih-Hsien Wang, Kevin Po-Hsun Chen, Nai-Hsin Chi, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Impact of Previous Conventional Cardiac Surgery on the Clinical Outcomes After Heart Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023
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Nai-Kuan ChouDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Heng-Wen ChouDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Chuan-I TsaoDepartment of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsien WangDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Kevin Po-Hsun ChenSchool of Medicine, Auckland University, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
Nai-Hsin ChiDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-1653
Shu-Chien HuangDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Hsi-Yu YuDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Yih-Sharng ChenDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-8162

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology 106-2314-B-002-234-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology 109-2314-B-002-243-
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of waitlisted patients requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS) as a bridge to heart transplantation is increasing. The data concerning the results of the double-bridge strategy are limited. We sought to investigate the post-transplant outcomes across the different bridge strategies.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed a heart transplantation database from Jan 2009 to Jan 2019. Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and ventricular assist devices (VAD) were the MCS that we investigated. The pre- and post-transplant characteristics and variables of patients bridged with the different types of MCS were collected. The post-transplant survival was compared using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

resultsA total of 251 heart transplants were reviewed; 115 without MCS and 136 with MCS. The patients were divided to five groups: Group 1 (no MCS):

conclusionDouble bridge may not lead to worse mid-term results in patients who could receive a transplantation. Initial stabilization with ECMO for critical patients before implantation of VAD might be considered as a strategy for obtaining an optimal post-transplant outcome.

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extracorporeal membrane oxygenationheart transplantationmechanical circulatory supportsurvival curvetimingventricular assist device

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PMCPMC8539306

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