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8947457

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
The first clinical application of intraaortic balloon pumps (IABP) in Taiwan was in 1976 to treat post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock. It is now the most commonly used circulatory assist. From 1991 to 1995, 186 patients received IABP support with an overall mortality rate 41.9%. The male patients had the best survival rate, 67%, after coronary artery bypass grafting. The first extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was in 1987 to treat intractable heart failure caused by severe acute rejection after heart transplantation. Because of poor outcome, patients only received ECMO sporadically during the past years. From November 1994 to November 1995, 30 patients received ECMO support with 50% of them eventually weaned from ECMO and 27% discharged. For short-term support or emergency rescue, ECMO was a good choice. When long-term support was required, the ventricular assist device (VAD) was a more suitable assist. One patient who received Thermedics VAD developed right heart failure and finally died of sepsis and multiple organ failure. VAD should be implanted before the secondary organ failure. The first successful clinical heart transplantation in Taiwan was performed on July 17, 1987. From 1991 to 1995, 102 patients underwent heart transplantation. The operative mortality was 3.9%, and the 1 and 5 year actuarial survival rates were 86 +/- 3% and 77 +/- 5%, respectively. To improve the success rate of clinical heart transplantation, organ donation should be encouraged.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0160-564X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1325-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Current status of heart assist and replacement in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial