Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes?

Karthik ThangappanLi Cai HaneyKyle RiggsSharon ChenMary MeheganChristina VanderPluymRonald WoodsDamien LaParAngela LortsFarhan ZafarDavid L S Morales

Published in: Artificial organs (2022)

Patients with stroke during VAD support, once transplanted, enjoy similar survival compared to No Stroke patients. We hypothesize that allowing Stroke patients more time to recover could improve post-Tx outcomes. Unfortunately, the ideal duration of time between stroke and safe transplantation could not be determined and will require more detailed and larger studies in the future.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
cerebral ischemia
stem cells
metabolic syndrome
cell therapy