Impact of bridge-to-bridge strategies from paracorporeal to implantable left ventricular assist devices on the pre-heart transplant outcome: A single-center analysis of 134 cases.

CONCLUSIONS: The BTB strategy is useful in providing long-term survival in patients with acute critical diseases. However, the early mortality rate after conversion is higher in patients who underwent the BTB strategy.
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Source: Journal of Cardiology - November 23, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nakajima Doi S, Seguchi O, Yamamoto M, Fujita T, Fukushima S, Mochizuki H, Iwasaki K, Kimura Y, Toda K, Kumai Y, Kuroda K, Watanabe T, Yanase M, Kobayashi J, Kimura T, Fukushima N Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research