title: Novacor LVAD bridge to transplantation in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report the case of a 22-year-old woman suffering from peripartum cardiomyopathy who was successfully bridged to cardiac transplantation with a Novacor left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Her course with the device is presented and emphasis is put on the size mismatch between the patient and the device, a fact with normally precludes the implantation of the Novacor LVAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weyand
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple / Q000502:physiology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*