Mechanical circulatory support in severe primary graft dysfunction: Peripheral cannulation but not earlier implantation improves survival in heart transplantation.
Aleix OlivellaLuis Almenar-BonetFrancisco González-VilchezCarles Díez-LópezBeatriz Díaz-MolinaZorba Blázquez-BermejoJosé Manuel Sobrino-MárquezManuel Gómez-BuenoIris P Garrido-BravoEduardo Barge-CaballeroMarta Farrero-TorresMaria Dolores García-CosioTeresa Blasco-PeiróAntonia Pomares-VaróJavier MuñizJosé González-CostelloPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2023)
Earlier MCS initiation for PGD was not superior, compared to a more conservative approach with deferred initiation. Peripheral compared to central cannulation showed superior 3-month and 1-year survival rates.