DOGAN EMRE SERT, UMİT KERVAN, SİNAN SABİT KOCABEYOGLU, MEHMET KARAHAN, ISHAK SAN, BURAK BEKGOZ, MEHMET ALİ OZATİK
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2022;20(4):436-439
Heart transplant is in high demand, but the wait list exceeds 6 months in Turkey. Until a donor heart can be procured, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an important support option to bridge patients on the wait list or as a rescue therapy for patients with right ventricular failure after implant of left ventricular assist device; it is less expensive than other options, provides benefits such as simple percutaneous insertion, and requires neither ster - notomy nor biventricular and respiratory support. We present a case of a patient bridged to transplant with 5 months of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
