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Seventeen-month-long paracorporeal biventricular mechanical support as a bridge to transplantation for severe dilated cardiomyopathy
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Seventeen-month-long paracorporeal biventricular mechanical support as a bridge to transplantation for severe dilated cardiomyopathy

Tadashi Kitamura, Shinzo Torii, Norihiko Oka, Tetsuya Horai, Keiichi Itatani, Takeshi Yoshii, Yuki Nakamura, Miyuki Shibata, Tomoki Tamura, Haruna Araki, …
Journal of artificial organs, Vol.18(1), pp.92-94
03/01/2015
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-014-0797-6
PMID: 25320017

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Abstract

The long-term management of paracorporeal biventricular assist devices (BiVAD) is difficult because of significant risks of bleeding, thrombosis, and infection. Here we report the case of a 41-year-old woman with severe dilated cardiomyopathy who developed serious cerebral bleeding after receiving a paracorporeal BiVAD but recovered well after treatment. She eventually underwent cardiac transplantation 17 months after implantation of the paracorporeal BiVAD.
Engineering Technology Engineering, Biomedical Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Transplantation

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