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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2008
Case ReportsCreation of a self-made total artificial heart using combined components of available ventricular assist devices.
- T D T Tjan, S Klotz, C Schmid, and H H Scheld.
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany. tdt.tjan@ukmuenster.de
- Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb 1; 56 (1): 51-3.
AbstractWe describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who received a self-made total artificial heart built of components from the Thoratec and ExCor Berlin Heart systems. The patient had a severe aortic/myocardial infection following replacement of the ascending aorta with a Shelhigh conduit due to type A aortic dissection. The surgical technique is described in detail in this article. This technique is feasible if a total artificial heart is not available and implantation of a biventricular assist device is not possible.
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