title: Long-term bridge to transplantation with the Symbion acute ventricular assist device system.
abstract: A 48-year-old man was supported for 164 days with Symbion biventricular assist devices. During that time, his cytotoxic antibody screen fell from 97% positivity to less than 10%, enabling cardiac transplantation. Complications during the implantation included a 3-minute episode of amaurosis fugax, one positive blood culture, and anemia, which responded to decreased frequency of blood drawing. He is now alive 7 months after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lick
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rosado
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cleavinger
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors