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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Mechanical circulatory support as bridge therapy for heart transplant: case series report

Variables

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

Demographic and clinical

 Age (mean, SD)

50

21

51

25

36

 Male

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Hypertension

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

 Chronic kidney disease

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

 Diabetes mellitus

No

No

No

No

Yes

 LVEF (%)

15

19

20

21

16

 INTERMACS 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

 INTERMACS 2

No

No

No

No

Yes

 Myocarditis

No

No

No

Yes

No

 Electrical storm

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

 Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

MCS support

 ECLS

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

 Ventricular assistance

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

 Vascular complications

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

 Time (days)

8

2

15

3

11

Post-transplant

 Graft rejection

No

No

No

No

Yes

 Reoperation for bleeding

No

No

No

Yes

No

 Mortality

No

No

No

No

Yes

 Stroke

Yes

No

No

No

No

 ECLS

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

 Intra-aortic balloon pump

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes