Open AccessExperience of ECMO in Primary Graft Dysfunction after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
Elson Borges Lima,
Cláudio Ribeiro da Cunha,
Vitor Salvatore Barzilai,
Marcelo Botelho Ulhoa,
Maria Regina Barros,
Camila Scatolin Moraes,
Letycia Chagas Fortaleza,
Nubia W. Vieira,
Fernando Antibas Atik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20150082
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , heart transplantation , cardiopulmonary bypass , hemodynamics , circulatory system , population , extracorporeal , heart failure , transplantation , membrane oxygenator , artificial heart , cardiology , cardiac output , anesthesia , surgery , environmental health
Primary graft dysfunction is the main cause of early mortality after heart transplantation. Mechanical circulatory support has been used to treat this syndrome.
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