The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2024
Multicenter StudyOutcome of Patients supported with HeartMate 3 after Extra-corporeal Life Support. On behalf of Durable MCS after ECLS Study Group.
The Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support System After Extracorporeal Life Support registry is a multicenter registry of patients who were bridged from extracorporeal life support to a durable mechanical circulatory support system. Although numerous studies have highlighted the favorable outcomes after implantation of the HeartMate 3 (Abbott), the objective of our study is to examine the outcomes of patients who received HeartMate 3 support after extracorporeal life support. ⋯ In this critically ill patient population, the survivals of patients who were transitioned to the HeartMate 3 are deemed acceptable and superior to those observed when extracorporeal life support was bridged to other types of durable mechanical circulatory support systems.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2024
Comparative StudyNational utilization, trends, and lung transplant outcomes of static vs. portable ex vivo lung perfusion platforms.
This study compared utilization and outcomes of the 2 widely utilized ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) platforms in the United States: a static platform and a portable platform. ⋯ The static and portable platforms had significant differences in donor characteristics and geographic distributions of utilization. Despite this, posttransplant survival was similar between the 2 EVLP platforms.