Is mechanically bridging patients with a failing cardiac graft to retransplantation an effective therapy? Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1192-1198

  Khan, Muhammad S ^a,b   Mery, Carlos M ^a,b   Zafar, Farhan ^a   Adachi, Iki ^a,b   Heinle, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Cabrera, Antonio G ^b   Fraser Jr , Charles D ^a,b   Morales, David L ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac retransplantation; ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; MCS; mechanical circulatory support; VAD; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867579997     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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