Successful Use of the Total Artificial Heart in the Failing Fontan Circulation

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作者
Rossano, Joseph W.
Goldberg, David J.
Fuller, Stephanie
Ravishankar, Chitra
Montenegro, Lisa M.
Gaynor, J. William
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Cardiac Ctr,Div Cardiol, Perelman Sch Med,Dept Surg,Dept Pediat,Div Pediat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Cardiac Ctr,Div Cardiol, Perelman Sch Med,Dept Anesthesia & Crit Care Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.120
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Typical left ventricular assist devices are often ineffective for the failing Fontan circulation. We report the first successful use of a total artificial heart as a bridge to transplant in a patient who had previously undergone a Fontan operation. (C) 2014 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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页码:1438 / 1440
页数:4
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