title: First successful implantation of an artificial heart in Israel: circulatory support for 90 days.
abstract: We report the first successful implantation in Israel of an artificial heart in a 47-year-old man. The patient was on the waiting list for a transplant as his left heart had ceased to function. This prosthetic heterotopically placed ventricle kept the patient alive for 3 months. Unfortunately, during this period no suitable donor became available.
authors.affiliation: Heart-Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Aravot
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Vidne
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists