Bartlomiej Zych

TL;DR: Evaluated ex vivo lung perfusion may facilitate assessment and/or reconditioning of borderline lungs, with a conversion rate of 46 % and good short-term survival.

TL;DR: Use of the TransMedics Organ Care System is associated with markedly improved short-term outcomes and transplant activity by allowing use of organs previously not considered suitable for transplantation or selection of higher risk recipients, or both.

TL;DR: Survival after LTx from DCD is comparable to survival afterLTx from DBD in observational cohort studies, and DCD appears to be a safe and effective method to expand the donor pool.

TL;DR: The technique for HeartWare LVAD implantation through bilateral anterior thoracotomy incisions is presented, which has proved to be safe and reproducible, with good clinical outcome.

TL;DR: Although cardiac transplantation remains the gold standard for treatment of end-stage heart failure patients, the HeartWare VAD can be used as a safe alternative with a satisfactory clinical outcome.