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Successful Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Transplantation

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
¹ Han-maum Clinic, Pusan, Korea

For reprint information contact: Byung-Chul Chang, MD Tel: 82 2 2228 8483 Fax: 82 2 313 2992 Email: bcchang{at}yumc.yonsei.ac.kr, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, (120-752) 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea.

With the progression of congestive heart failure, therapeutic options become fewer, and cardiac transplantation is the final option. The use of a left ventricular assist device improves the survival rate and quality of life in patients on the waiting list for transplantation. A 64-year-old man was successfully maintained on mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device for 502 days, as a bridge to transplantation.