title: Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to combined dual organ transplantation in children.
abstract: The use of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation is now an accepted therapeutic option. Also, as the criteria for organ transplantation have broadened, multi-organ transplantation has become more feasible. We report the cases of 2 children with end-stage heart failure and renal failure who were successfully bridged to combined, single-donor heart and kidney transplantation with mechanical circulatory support.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. jjkim@texaschildrenshospital.org
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Susan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Denfield
authors.forename: E Dean
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Heinle
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Towbin
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Dreyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome