title: Successful heart transplantation after prolonged cardiac arrest and extracorporeal life support in organ donor-a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although heart transplantation is a successful therapy for patients suffering from end-stage heart failure, the therapeutic is limited by the lack of organs. Donor cardiac arrest is a classic hindrance to heart retrieval as it raises issues on post-transplant outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case reports a successful heart transplantation after prolonged donor cardiac arrest (total lowflow time of 95 minutes) due to anaphylactic shock necessitating extracorporeal life support. We further provide an overview of the current evidence and outcomes of heart transplantation in cases of donor cardiac arrest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing that donor and recipient criteria are respected, donor cardiac arrest does not seem to be an adverse predictor in heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland. da.arroyo@gmail.com.|Geneva Hemodynamic Research Group, Geneva, Switzerland. da.arroyo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gasche
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.|Geneva Hemodynamic Research Group, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stiasny
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.|Geneva Hemodynamic Research Group, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bendjelid
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.|Geneva Hemodynamic Research Group, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giraud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*