Experience of ECMO in Primary Graft Dysfunction after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
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Experience of ECMO in Primary Graft Dysfunction after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
BACKGROUND Primary graft dysfunction is the main cause of early mortality after heart transplantation. Mechanical circulatory support has been used to treat this syndrome. OBJECTIVE Describe the experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat post-transplant primary cardiac graft dysfunction. METHODS Between January 2007 and December 2013, a total of 71 orthotopic heart transpl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20150082