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Long‐term veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to heart–lung transplant
Author(s) -
Trezzi Matteo,
Brancaccio Gianluca,
Giorni Chiara,
Ricci Zaccaria,
Iacobelli Roberta,
Chiara Luca,
Amodeo Antonio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15369
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , lung transplantation , lung , heart transplantation , bridge to transplantation , ventricular assist device , cardiology , heart lung transplantation , transplantation , heart failure , extracorporeal circulation , surgery
En bloc heart–lung transplantation still represents definitive therapy for end‐stage cardiopulmonary failure. However, patients may critically decompensate while awaiting suitable donor organs and necessitate veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In this article, we describe the combined use of central cannulation with the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device cannulae and the CentriMag centrifugal pump as an extended bridge to heart–lung transplantation in three pediatric patients.