Parallel application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and the CardioWest total artificial heart as a bridge to transplant.
Circulatory assist devices are an increasingly common method of treating patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. We describe a patient who was a heart transplant candidate with biventricular failure who underwent CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary (SynCardia Inc, Tucson, AZ) implantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to manage the patient's subsequent respiratory failure. After respiratory and hemodynamic stabilization, the CardioWest total artificial heart-temporary served as a successful 62-day bridge-to-heart transplantation.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA.
Eric
E
Anderson
Dawn
D
Jaroszewski
Christopher
C
Pierce
Patrick
P
DeValeria
Francisco
F
Arabia
D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery*