Automated implantable cardiac defibrillator and biventricular Thoratec assist device as bridge to transplantation in a patient with sarcoidosis.
Ankersmit
H J
HJ
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. hjankersmit@hotmail.com
Wieselthaler
G A
GA
Moser
B
B
Taghavi
S
S
Grimm
M
M
Roth
G
G
Gorlitzer
M
M
Tschernich
H
H
Horvat
R
R
Wolner
E
E
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome