Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support Before Heart Transplantation and Early Outcomes: Insights From the International Primary Graft Dysfunction Consortium.
BACKGROUND Heart transplantation (HT) remains the gold-standard therapy for selected patients with advanced heart failure. Increasing recipient complexity and donor organ scarcity have led to the increased use of short-term mechanical circulatory support (ST-MCS) as a bridge to HT. The prognostic impact of ST-MCS on pr...