Clinical Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Direct Bridge to Heart Transplantation: A Nationwide Spanish Registry

Temporary devices may be used to bridge critically ill candidates directly to heart transplantation in a setting of short waiting list times, as is the case of Spain. In our series, bridging with T-LVAD was associated with more favourable outcomes than bridging with T-BiVAD or VA-ECMO.