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Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов

Russian Journal of Transplantology and Artificial Organs

1995-1191

Academician V.I.Shumakov National Medical Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs", Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

10.15825/1995-1191-2016-3-128-136

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ДЛИТЕЛЬНАЯ МЕХАНИЧЕСКАЯ ПОДДЕРЖКА КРОВООБРАЩЕНИЯ КАК АЛЬТЕРНАТИВА ТРАНСПЛАНТАЦИИ СЕРДЦА

DURABLE MECHANICAL CIRCULATION SUPPORT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HEART TRANSPLANTATION

Готье

С. В.

Gautier

S. V.

Иткин

Г. П.

Itkin

G. P.

123182, г. Москва, ул. Щукинская, д. 1. Тел. (499) 190-60-34

1, Shchukinskaya st., Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation. Tel. (499) 190-60-34

georgeitkin@mail.ru

Шевченко

А. О.

Shevchenko

A. O.

кафедра кардиологии

Department of cardiology

Халилулин

Т. А.

Khalilulin

T. A.

кафедра трансплантологии и искусственных органов

Department of transplantology and artifi cial organs

Козлов

В. А.

Kozlov

V. A.

ФГБУ «Федеральный научный центр трансплантологии и искусственных органов имени академика В.И. Шумакова» Минздрава России, МоскваРоссияV.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artifi cial Organs of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, MoscowRussian Federation

ФГБУ «Федеральный научный центр трансплантологии и искусственных органов имени академика В.И. Шумакова» Минздрава России, Москва; Московский физико-технический институт (государственный университет), кафедра физики живых систем, МоскваРоссияV.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artifi cial Organs of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Department of physics of living systems, MoscowRussian Federation

ФГБУ «Федеральный научный центр трансплантологии и искусственных органов имени академика В.И. Шумакова» Минздрава России, Москва; ГБОУ ВПО «Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет имени Н.И. Пирогова» Минздрава России, МоскваРоссияV.I. Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artifi cial Organs of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow; N.I. Pirogov First Moscow State Medical University, MoscowRussian Federation

Московский физико-технический институт (государственный университет), кафедра физики живых систем, МоскваРоссияMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Department of physics of living systems, MoscowRussian Federation

2016

18112016

183128136

2016

Готье С.В., Иткин Г.П., Шевченко А.О., Халилулин Т.А., Козлов В.А.

Gautier S.V., Itkin G.P., Shevchenko A.O., Khalilulin T.A., Kozlov V.A.

Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://journal.transpl.ru/vtio/article/view/679

В обзоре проведен сравнительный анализ лечения терминальной хронической сердечной недостаточности с помощью трансплантации сердца и длительной механической поддержки кровообращения. Показаны основные преимущества и ограничения трансплантации сердца и перспективы применения технологии длительной механической поддержки кровообращения. Рассмотрены основные направления данной технологии, включая двухэтапную трансплантацию сердца (bridge to transplant – BTT), восстановления миокарда на фоне работы вспомогательного насоса (bridge to recovery – BTR) и имплантация вспомогательного насоса на постоянной основе (destination therapy – DT).

In the review a comparative analysis of the treatment of end-stage chronic heart failure using heart transplantation and durable mechanical circulatory is conducted. It shows the main advantages and limitations of heart transplantation and the prospects of application of durable mechanical circulatory support technology. The main directions of this technology, including two-stage heart transplant (bridge to transplant – BTT), assisted circulation for myocardial recovery (bridge to recovery – BTR) and implantation of an auxiliary pump on a regular basis (destination therapy, DT).

хроническая сердечная недостаточностьтрансплантация сердцамеханическая поддержка кровообращениявосстановление миокарданасосы пульсирующего потоканасосы непульсирующего потока

chronic heart failureheart transplantationmechanical circulatory supportmyocardial recoverypulsatile flow pumpsnon-pulsatile pumps

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