[General problems in long-surviving experimental animals following complete heart replacement].
Total heart replacement was performed in 7 calves. All animals were alive at 3 weeks, and four survived more than 2 months up to 121 days. Failure of the pumping equipment was responsible for death in each case. At autopsy increase both in size of the right atrium and of liver weight and evidence of thromboembolism were regular findings.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D009929:Organ Size; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*
Allgemeine Problematik bei langüberlebenden Versuchstieren nach Totalersatz der Herzens.