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Effect of mechanical circulatory support on outcomes after heart transplantation.
J Heart Lung Transplant
January 2006
Utah Transplantation Affiliate Hospitals Cardiac Transplant Program, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Background: Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) before heart transplantation was previously associated with worse post-transplant outcomes than when MCS was not required. Given the changes in technology, expertise, patient selection, and timing of subsequent transplantation, we hypothesized that patients who require MCS before heart transplantation have similar outcomes after transplantation as those not requiring pre-transplant MCS.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 278 patients who underwent cardiac transplantation from 1993 to 2002.