An extracorporeal perfusion system for extended criteria donor hearts had excellent post-transplant outcomes and could be an alternative to traditional cold storage.
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database has more than 4500 reports in which the medical device may have caused a patient's death.
Mortality and other outcomes after heart transplantation are comparable for patients receiving organs donated after circulatory death or after brain death.
A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is used for patients who have reached end-stage heart failure and are ineligible for heart transplantation. TheHealthSite.com