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Outcomes of heart transplant recipients bridged with percutaneous versus durable left ventricular assist devices

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The new United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) heart allocation policy prioritizes temporary percutaneous over durable left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) as bridge to transplant. We sought to examine 1‐year… Click to show full abstract

The new United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) heart allocation policy prioritizes temporary percutaneous over durable left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) as bridge to transplant. We sought to examine 1‐year outcomes of heart transplant recipients bridged with Impella versus durable LVADs.

Keywords: assist devices; ventricular assist; durable left; heart; left ventricular; transplant

Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2023

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