2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Transfusion Requirements on Likelihood of Heart Transplantation After Total Artificial Heart.
Background:Total artificial heart (TAH) is used as a bridge to heart transplantation in patients with end-stage biventricular failure. Anemia requiring blood transfusions occurs following TAH…2016 American Transplant Congress
Heart and Kidney Transplants in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support: Who Needs a Kidney?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Advance Heart Disease may result in cardio-renal syndrome and thereby cause renal insufficiency. These patients (pts) can be optimized with medical therapy with reversal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Murine Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (mVA-ECMO): A Novel Tool to Study the Molecular Biology of Mechanical Circulatory Support
PURPOSE: In recent years, clinical use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has grown. Extracorporeal circulation is an essential component of heart and lung transplantation,…
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