Open AccessTemporary mechanical circulatory support in heart transplant candidates
Author(s) -
В. Н. Попцов,
Е. А. Спирина,
С. Г. Ухренков,
Д. М. Бондаренко,
А. А. Догонашева,
Э. З. Алиев
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik transplantologii i iskusstvennyh organov
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.137
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2412-6160
pISSN - 1995-1191
DOI - 10.15825/1995-1191-2017-4-113-123
Subject(s) - circulatory system , heart transplantation , heart failure , destination therapy , medicine , artificial heart , bridge to transplantation , bridge (graph theory) , cardiology , ventricular assist device , transplantation , intensive care medicine
Implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the leading method of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in heart transplant candidates. But the temporary MCS as a mechanical bridge to heart transplantation (HT) continues to use. The temporary MCS remains an ef ciency method of treatment of life-threatening heart failure (HF), when implantation of permanent LVAD or BiVAD is associated with high risk. The temporary MCS creates clinical and organizational conditions for the urgent HT. This approach allows not only to save life of heart transplant candidates, but also to improve the availability of the HT. The choice of the temporary MCS is determined by the type and severity of HF and the expected duration of its application. The review presents a characteristic, and discusses the effectiveness of various methods of temporary MCS at heart transplant candidates needed in urgent HT.