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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;36(3):798-799.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.15369. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

Long-term veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to heart-lung transplant

Matteo Trezzi  1 , Gianluca Brancaccio  1 , Chiara Giorni  2 , Zaccaria Ricci  2 , Roberta Iacobelli  1 , Luca di Chiara  2 , Antonio Amodeo  1
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Editorial

Long-term veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to heart-lung transplant

Matteo Trezzi et al. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

En bloc heart-lung transplantation still represents definitive therapy for end-stage cardiopulmonary failure. However, patients may critically decompensate while awaiting suitable donor organs and necessitate veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In this article, we describe the combined use of central cannulation with the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device cannulae and the CentriMag centrifugal pump as an extended bridge to heart-lung transplantation in three pediatric patients.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; transplant.

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