Primary graft dysfunction in heart transplantation: How to recognize it, when to institute extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and outcomesCentral Message

• Travis D. Hull, MD, PhD,
• Jerome C. Crowley, MD, MPH,
• Mauricio A. Villavicencio, MD, MBA,
• David A. D'Alessandro, MD

Affiliations

Travis D. Hull, MD, PhD

Corrigan Minehan Heart Center and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass

Jerome C. Crowley, MD, MPH

Corrigan Minehan Heart Center and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass

Mauricio A. Villavicencio, MD, MBA

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

David A. D'Alessandro, MD

Corrigan Minehan Heart Center and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass; Address for reprints: David A. D'Alessandro, MD, Surgical Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114-2696.