Bridging patients in cardiogenic shock with a paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device to heart transplantation-a single-centre experience.

Sebastian G MichelStefan BuchholzJoscha BuechTobias VeitThomas FabryJan AbichtNikolaus ThierfelderChristoph MuellerLaura Lily RosenthalJelena Pabst von OhainNikolaus HaasJürgen HörerChristian Hagl

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)

A pulsatile biventricular assist device is a reasonable therapeutic option in cardiogenic shock, when immediate high cardiac output is necessary to rescue the already impaired kidney and liver function of the patient.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
case report
heart failure
patient reported