Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Jan 2015
Use of short-term circulatory support as a bridge in pediatric heart transplantation.
Heart transplantation is considered the gold standard therapy for the advanced heart failure, but donor shortage, especially in pediatric patients, is the main limitation for this procedure, so most sick patients die while waiting for the procedure. ⋯ Mechanical circulatory support increases survival on the pediatric heart transplantation waiting list in patients classified as Intermacs 1 and 2.