Use of TandemHeart as Bridge to Recovery for Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Heart Transplant Patient

Autor: Juan P. Rodriguez-Escudero, MD, Antonio Duran, MD, Clement Eiswirth, MD, Stacy A. Mandras, MD, Sapna V. Desai, MD, Hamang M. Patel, MD, Rajan Patel, MD, Hector O. Ventura, MD, Selim R. Krim, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 15, Pp 2358-2362 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.001
Popis: Antibody-mediated rejection is a major cause of graft failure, mortality, and morbidity among cardiac transplant recipients. We present the first reported case of TandemHeart (LivaNova, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) used in the management of antibody-mediated rejection associated with cardiogenic shock. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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