Bridge-to-transplant temporary mechanical circulatory support and risk of allosensitization.
Konstantinos SiderisEszter Lázár-MolnárChristos P KyriakopoulosIosif TalebDenise HurstSharon UgoliniCraig H SelzmanLina BrinkerStavros G DrakosJoseph E TonnaLaura GeerMatthew L GoodwinOmar Wever-PinzonThomas C HanffJames C FangSpencer CarterJosef StehlikPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2024)
Our findings suggest that patients bridged-to-transplant with tMCS, without significant blood product transfusions and a subsequent durable LVAD implant, have a low risk of allosensitization. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings and determine whether risk of sensitization varies by type of tMCS and duration of support.