511: Selection of UNOS Status 1A Candidates for Mechanical Circulatory Support as Bridge-to-Transplantation (BTT) – Analysis of UNOS/OPTN 2000-2005
2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.healun.2007.11.525
ISSN1557-3117
AutoresK. Lietz, Mario C. Deng, James Morgan, Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini,
Tópico(s)Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
ResumoDespite the high priority allocation and availability of mechanical circulatory support (MCS), 18% of the medically managed UNOS status 1A candidates die without MCS while awaiting heart transplantation (HT). Decision to advance therapy to MCS is often difficult, as there are no strict criteria who and when would be most likely to benefit from BTT. In order to identify pts, for whom MCS would be favored over waiting for HT, we analyzed outcomes of the U.S. population of medically managed status 1A candidates.
Referência(s)