[HSF] A Bridge that leads to nowhere?

[prasannasimha]

Ha Ha - easy one for me - no we ain't because we ain't done one (wanted 
to use  "none at the end")!!
Prasanna

Michael Firstenberg wrote:
> As we are all doing more and more VAD-bridge to transplants - 
> particularly
> in acute/salvage cases - has anyone encountered (which I am sure has
> happened) a case where after you put the VAD in and the patient 
> stabilizes,
> get better, everything looks great (high fives all around) - only to find
> out some obvious contraindication to transplant that was not obvious 
> before
> (cancer is the first that comes to mind).  The easy answer is "DT" - but
> maybe a little more complex?
>
>
> michael
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