Risk factors for heart transplant survival with greater than 5 h of donor heart ischemic time.

Paul C TangIenglam LeiY E ChenZhong WangGorav AilawadiMatthew A RomanoShachi SalviKeith D AaronsonMing-Sing SiFrancis D PaganiJonathan W Haft

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Preservation time >5 h is associated with worse survival. This mortality risk is further amplified by preoperative dialysis and ECMO, ischemic cardiomyopathy etiology, and use of O blood type donor hearts.

Keyphrases

heart failure
free survival
chronic kidney disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
cerebral ischemia
end stage renal disease
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
blood brain barrier
mechanical ventilation