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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2009
Case ReportsSwitch from assist device to total artificial heart to improve cardiac output.
- J R Sindermann, A Hoffmeier, T D Tjan, and H H Scheld.
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. juergen.sindermann@ukmuenster.de
- Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Feb 1; 57 (1): 52-3.
AbstractLeft ventricular assist devices (LVADs) offer the opportunity to substantially improve the clinical condition and to interrupt the hospitalization of patients suffering from end-stage heart failure awaiting heart transplantation.We report a case of a 30-year-old patient (body surface area 2.49 m2) suffering from idiopathic dilative cardiomyopathy who was primarily given an LVAD with a free floating impeller pump and was finally switched to a total artificial heart due to the demand for a higher cardiac output.
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