Commentary: A bridge to somewhere

[摘要] Modern outcomes of patients bridged to heart transplant (orthotopic heart transplantation [OHT]) with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) continue to be poor.1 The 2018 update to the heart allocation system places ECMO and temporary ventricular assist device (VAD) support in Status 1 priority. In this modern context, it is increasingly valuable to understand the outcomes of OHT in various subsets of patients bridged with ECMO to guide patient selection in this high-risk population.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学