Postcardiotomy mechanical support in patients with mitral valve prostheses is associated with poor survival.

CONCLUSIONS: ECLS is associated with a high in-hospital mortality rate in patients after mitral valve replacement.
PMID: 33339476 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - December 18, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Pingpoh C, Salama A, Diab N, Kreibich M, Puiu P, Martin C, Benk C, Beyersdorf F, Siepe M Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research