title: Use of the mini Jarvik-7 total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation.
abstract: A 40-year-old woman was maintained on a mini Jarvik-7 total artificial heart for 45 days, during which time she recovered from a viral cardiomyopathy and multiple organ failure. The total artificial heart and driver were free of mechanical dysfunction, and there was no evidence of thromboembolic complications. The patient was maintained on hemodialysis for 26 days, at which time kidney function returned to near normal. The patient underwent an uneventful heart transplant and is now alive at 4 months after transplantation.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pritzker
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kiser
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nicoloff
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kersten
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Von Rueden
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eales
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gobel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000628:therapy