Against all odds: Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to pediatric heart transplant

Stepan Maruniak, Oleh Loskutov, Havrylo Kovtun, Serhii Sudakevych, Daryna Tkachenko, Justyna Swol, Borys Todurov, Department of Extracorporeal Methods of Treatment, Heart Institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Department of Cardiosurgery, X-ray and Extracorporeal Technologies, PL Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Department of Anesthesiology, Heart Institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Department of Anesthrsiology and Intensive Care, PL Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Department of Myocardial Pathology and Organ and Tissue Transplantation, Heart Institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Department of Ischemic Heart Disease, Heart Institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Perfusion

Published online on June 06, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 775-779, July 2026.
Two pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and end-stage heart failure (ESHF) were bridged with extracorporeal devices to heart transplant (HTx).A 6-year-old boy received veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) support with ...