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Successful Use of a Custom-Made Paracorporeal Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Retransplantation in Adult and Adolescent Patients
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Successful Use of a Custom-Made Paracorporeal Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Retransplantation in Adult and Adolescent Patients

Marco Ricci, Anthony L Panos, Fotios M Andreopoulos, Paolo Rusconi, Eliot Rosenkranz, Michael Barron and Si M Pham
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, Vol.28(8), pp.834-837
2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.05.008
PMID: 19632581

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Abstract

Because the currently available total artificial hearts are rather bulky, the use of a custom-made paracorporeal total artificial heart constructed with 2 ventricular assist devices is an alternative for children and adults with small stature. This article reports our experience using this system in an adult and a pediatric patient. The advantages and disadvantages of this technique are discussed.

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