[The electric heart assist device for patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant: a bridge too far]
Publication year
2002Author(s)
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 146, 8, (2002), pp. 351-2ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Cardiology
Journal title
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume
vol. 146
Issue
iss. 8
Page start
p. 351
Page end
p. 2
Subject
Heartfunction and circulation; Hartfunctie en circulatieAbstract
Left-ventricular assist devices are being increasingly used as a bridge to heart transplantation in patients with end-stage heart failure. However, current evidence does not support their widespread application for this indication. Other indications such as cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction, or severe myocarditis may possibly be more fruitful. The use of these devices in the chronic support of patients with end-stage heart failure has recently been evaluated in patients excluded for heart transplantation. Patients treated with an assist device had a better quality of life than patients on drug treatment, and a greater number of them were still alive after two years (23% versus 8%). In the future, novel options such as skeletal muscle cell transplantation, may offer a feasible alternative to heart transplantation.
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