History and Application of Mechanical Assist Devices as a Bridge to Heart Transplant: A Review and Perspectives in Brazil

Alvaro Perazzo^1,2,3;Fabio Antônio Gaiotto^1,2;Samuel Padovani Steffen^1,2;Shirlyne Fabianni Dias Gaspar^1,2;Vanessa Simioni Faria¹;Rebeca Cavalcante Silva Ferreira¹;Aline Carbonera¹;Danielle Louvet Guazzelli¹;Jael Andrea Rioja Gamboa¹;Leonardo Flud Ideal²;Helen Lima Gomes²;Alexandre Targino Gomes Falcão Filho²;Andre Loureiro Fernandes²;Luiza Hermanny Campos⁴;Camila Lambert Steffen¹;Carolina Limongi⁵;Renato Leal Varjão²;Monica Samuel Avila¹;Luis Fernando Bernal da Costa Seguro¹;Sandrigo Mangini¹;Fabiana Goulart Marcondes-Braga¹;Gabriel Barros Aulicino¹;Iascara Wozniak de Campos¹;Ronaldo Honorato Barros Santos^1,2;Domingos Dias Lourenço Filho^1,2;Mariusz Kowalewski^3,6;Daniele Ronco^3,8;Matteo Matteucci³;Paolo Meani^3,9;Claudio Francesco Russo⁸;Michele di Mauro³;Silvia Mariani^3,7;Antonio Loforte¹⁰;Dominik Wiedmann¹¹;Fernando Bacal¹;Glenn Whitman¹²;Prakash Punjabi¹³;Roberto Lorusso³;Fabio B Jatene^1,2

DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2025-0906 Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;40(6):e20250906