From: Mechanical circulatory support as bridge therapy for heart transplant: case series report
Variables | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic and clinical | |||||
Age (mean, SD) | 50 | 21 | 51 | 25 | 36 |
Male | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hypertension | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Chronic kidney disease | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Diabetes mellitus | No | No | No | No | Yes |
LVEF (%) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
INTERMACS 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
INTERMACS 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Myocarditis | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Electrical storm | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Ischemic cardiomyopathy | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
MCS support | |||||
ECLS | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Ventricular assistance | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Vascular complications | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Time (days) | 8 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 11 |
Post-transplant | |||||
Graft rejection | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Reoperation for bleeding | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Mortality | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Stroke | Yes | No | No | No | No |
ECLS | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Intra-aortic balloon pump | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |