Long-term veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to heart-lung transplant

Matteo Trezzi; Gianluca Brancaccio; Chiara Giorni; Zaccaria Ricci; Roberta Iacobelli; Luca di Chiara; Antonio Amodeo

doi:10.1111/jocs.15369

Long-term veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to heart-lung transplant

J Card Surg. 2021 Mar;36(3):798-799. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15369. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

Authors

Matteo Trezzi¹, Gianluca Brancaccio¹, Chiara Giorni², Zaccaria Ricci², Roberta Iacobelli¹, Luca di Chiara², Antonio Amodeo¹

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesú Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
² The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesú Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 33503686
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15369

Abstract

En bloc heart-lung transplantation still represents definitive therapy for end-stage cardiopulmonary failure. However, patients may critically decompensate while awaiting suitable donor organs and necessitate veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In this article, we describe the combined use of central cannulation with the Berlin Heart EXCOR ventricular assist device cannulae and the CentriMag centrifugal pump as an extended bridge to heart-lung transplantation in three pediatric patients.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; transplant.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cannula
Child
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Failure* / therapy
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Heart-Lung Transplantation*
Humans