Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to combined dual organ transplantation in children.
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.
Kim
Jeffrey J
JJ
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. jjkim@texaschildrenshospital.org
Denfield
Susan W
SW
McKenzie
E Dean
ED
Fraser
Charles D
CD
Heinle
Jeffrey S
JS
Goldstein
Stuart
S
Towbin
Jeffrey A
JA
Dreyer
William J
WJ
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