Objective A systematic summary of the observational studies informing heart transplant
guideline recommendations for selection of candidates and donors has thus far been�…

Patients with advanced heart failure have a poor prognosis and heart transplant is still the
best treatment option. However, the scarcity of donors, long waiting times, and an increasing�…

Objectives Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use as a bridge to
transplant is extremely infrequent in adults. We investigated patient outcomes of the use of�…

Background Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly
used as a short-term circulatory support in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock�…

Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is the only way to save a life for heart
transplant candidates and to decrease of waiting list mortality. The choice between short-or�…

OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential clinical benefit of an intra-aortic balloon pump
(IABP) in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA�…

Introduction and objectives The present article reports the characteristics and outcome of
heart transplantation in Spain since it was first performed in May 1984. Methods We provide�…

In patients with advanced heart failure (HF), the dependence on intravenous vasoactive
drug support (VDS) is an indicator of end-stage disease associated with a lower probability�…

Objective Right ventricular failure in patients treated using left ventricular assist devices is
associated with poor outcomes. We assessed the strategy of preplanned biventricular assist�…

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is generally considered to be the treatment of choice for
bridging to heart transplantation (HTx) patients with cardiogenic shock; however, alternative�…