BACKGROUND: Modern Polish medicine offers @entity1 various treatments for end-stage treatment-resistant @entity712 . Methods applied at the right time before the occurrence of irreversible changes in organs give a chance for survival and prolong life. CASE REPORT: Here, we report on the safety and efficacy of the sequential use of the above treatments in a 58-year old @entity1 with @entity712 in @entity384 ( @entity384 ). A 7-day mechanical blood circulatory support and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation of blood (ECMO), followed by a 13-day implantation of a left ventricular assist device, Religa @entity299 , was used as a bridge to a successful orthotopic heart transplant (OHT). On Day 40 after OHT, the @entity1 was discharged home with stable function of the circulatory system. We describe our experiences with the qualification, preparation, and procedure of sequential ECMO, Religa @entity299 , and OHT. CONCLUSIONS: Application of short-term ECMO as a bridge-to-bridge helped save the @entity1 from severe @entity1455 caused by increased left ventricular afterload. The experimental implantation of an innovative Religa @entity299 prosthesis was a safe and efficacious bridge to transplantation. Too short time of Religa @entity299 implantation in the discussed @entity1 prevented the possibility to evaluate the occurrence of @entity1031 complications and @entity281 compared to the documented complications of POLVAD implanted until now. OHT is a safe and efficacious method of treatment of @entity1 previously supported by ECMO and Religa @entity299 .

The effect of the sequential therapy in end-stage XXXX (ESHF)--from ECMO, through the use of implantable pump for a pneumatic heart assist system, Religa @entity299 , as a bridge for orthotopic heart transplant (OHT). Case study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['heart failure'] @entity384 :: ('MESH:D002311', 'Disease') :: ['dilatative cardiomyopathy', 'DCM'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infections'] @entity1031 :: ('MESH:D013923', 'Disease') :: ['thromboembolic'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['Heart EXT'] @entity1455 :: ('MESH:D012770', 'Disease') :: ['cardiogenic shock']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['heart failure']
