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Informal survey time: at your center, for heart transplant upgrades to Status 2, what is your default intraaortic balloon pump approach?:
- Femoral IABP 3
- Axillary IABP 5
- Fem then switch to axilla 4
@kgrace_phil from @nyulangone discusses how donors initially consented as DCD but transition to DBD represent the highest area of growth in donor heart and lung, with 48hrs between consent to procurement being a time of great increase. Very provocative!
Are we all being too picky when it comes to increased LV wall thickness on donor hearts? Perhaps yes. Dr Christian O’Donnell @StanfordMed presents intriguing insights on how we might refine the process.
Oral Session 43: Heart to Heart: Navigating Policy, Allocation, and Utilization for Optimal Transplant Outcomes on now #ISHLT2025 @ISHLT