Clinical outcomes of temporary mechanical circulatory support as a direct bridge to heart transplantation: a nationwide Spanish registry

Background In Spain, listing for high‐urgent heart transplantation is allowed for critically ill candidates not weanable from temporary mechanical circulatory support (T‐MCS). We sought to analyse the clinical outcomes of this strategy. Methods and results We conducted a case‐by‐case, retrospective review of clinical records of 291 adult patients listed for high‐urgent heart transplantation under temporary devices from 2010 to 2015 in 16 Spanish...