Successful heart transplantation after prolonged cardiac arrest and extracorporeal life support in organ donor-a case report

Arroyo, Diego; Gasche, Yvan; Banfi, Carlo; Stiasny, Brian; Bendjelid, Karim; Giraud, Raphaël

doi:10.1186/s13019-015-0393-8

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Case report

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Successful heart transplantation after prolonged cardiac arrest and extracorporeal life support in organ donor-a case report

ContributorsArroyo, Diego; Gasche, Yvan; Banfi, Carlo; Stiasny, Brian; Bendjelid, Karim

; Giraud, Raphaël

Published inJournal of cardiothoracic surgery, vol. 10, 186

Publication date2015

Abstract

Although heart transplantation is a successful therapy for patients suffering from end-stage heart failure, the therapeutic is limited by the lack of organs. Donor cardiac arrest is a classic hindrance to heart retrieval as it raises issues on post-transplant outcomes.

Keywords

Adolescent
Anaphylaxis/complications
Child
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/methods
Female
Heart Arrest/etiology/surgery
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Organ Preservation/methods
Time Factors
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement/methods

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Research groups

Groupe de recherche en hémodynamique (913)

Citation (ISO format)

ARROYO, Diego et al. Successful heart transplantation after prolonged cardiac arrest and extracorporeal life support in organ donor-a case report. In: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2015, vol. 10, p. 186. doi: 10.1186/s13019-015-0393-8

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PID : unige:86801
DOI : 10.1186/s13019-015-0393-8
PMID : 26682544

Journal ISSN1749-8090

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Successful heart transplantation after prolonged cardiac arrest and extracorporeal life support in organ donor-a case report

Although heart transplantation is a successful therapy for patients suffering from end-stage heart failure, the therapeutic is limited by the lack of organs. Donor cardiac arrest is a classic hindrance to heart retrieval as it raises issues on post-transplant outcomes.

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