Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Adults
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Çağatay ENGİN, MEHMET FATİH AYIK, Emrah OĞUZ, B. EYGI, Tahir YAĞDI, S. KARAKULA, Mustafa ÖZBARAN
Transplantation Proceedings, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 43, pp 927-930
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.147
Summary
Background. Because of the shortage of donor hearts, various ventricular asist devices (VAD) have been used in decompensated patients to prolong patient survival until a suitable heart becomes available. In this paper, we present our single-center report of adult patients in whom bridging was used with VAD.