International journal of cardiology
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Impact of short-term mechanical circulatory support with extracorporeal devices on postoperative outcomes after emergency heart transplantation: data from a multi-institutional Spanish cohort.
We sought to investigate the potential impact of preoperative short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with extracorporeal devices on postoperative outcomes after emergency heart transplantation (HT). ⋯ Patients bridged to emergency HT on short-term MCS are exposed to an increased risk of postoperative complications and mortality. In our series, preoperative bridging with VA-ECMO resulted in comparable post-transplant outcomes to those of patients transplanted on conventional support.
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Tissue prolapse (TP) is sometimes observed after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but its clinical significance remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between TP volume on optical coherence tomography (OCT) after PCI and underlying plaque morphologies and the impact of TP on clinical outcomes. ⋯ TP volume on OCT was related to plaque morphologies and instability, and post-PCI myocardial injury, but not to worse 9-month outcomes.