Cardiac Transplantation in a Patient with Septicemia After Prolonged Intraaortic Balloon Pump Support: Implications for Staged Transplantation
AUTOR(ES)
Frazier, O. H.
RESUMO
After initial support with an intraaortic balloon pump, and since the introduction of cyclosporine for immunosuppression, five patients have undergone cardiac transplantation in our institution with good results. Not one of these patients died of sepsis in the immediate postoperative period. We report the clinical course of one such patient to show the advantage of cyclosporine immunosuppression and the value of circulatory support devices in patients awaiting suitable cardiac donors.
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