TY - JOUR
T1 - Parallel Application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and the CardioWest Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Transplant
AU - Anderson, Eric
AU - Jaroszewski, Dawn
AU - Pierce, Christopher
AU - DeValeria, Patrick
AU - Arabia, Francisco
PY - 2009/11/1
Y1 - 2009/11/1
N2 - Circulatory assist devices are an increasingly common method of treating patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. We describe a patient who was a heart transplant candidate with biventricular failure who underwent CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary (SynCardia Inc, Tucson, AZ) implantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to manage the patient's subsequent respiratory failure. After respiratory and hemodynamic stabilization, the CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary served as a successful 62-day bridge-to-heart transplantation.
AB - Circulatory assist devices are an increasingly common method of treating patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. We describe a patient who was a heart transplant candidate with biventricular failure who underwent CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary (SynCardia Inc, Tucson, AZ) implantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to manage the patient's subsequent respiratory failure. After respiratory and hemodynamic stabilization, the CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary served as a successful 62-day bridge-to-heart transplantation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.074
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.074
M3 - Article
C2 - 19853137
AN - SCOPUS:70449723273
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 88
SP - 1676
EP - 1678
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -