Open AccessHeart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support
Author(s) -
Om Prakash Yadava,
Vivek Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-020-01044-6
Subject(s) - cardiac surgery , circulatory system , medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , vascular surgery , heart transplantation , transplantation , artificial heart , cardiology , organ donation , surgery
Dr. O.P. Yadava, CEO and Chief Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute, New Delhi, India, and Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , in conversation with Dr. Vivek Rao, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University of Toronto, discusses donation after circulatory death, role of pulsatility in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and current status of MCS versus heart transplant as a destination therapy.