title: The first clinical case in Japan of destination therapy using the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device.
abstract: A 73-year-old female with a history of surgical ventricular restoration for ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with biventricular heart failure symptoms. After a Toyobo paracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was implanted as a bridge, she underwent successful implantation of a Jarvik 2000 LVAD. This device provided excellent symptomatic improvement. This is the first case in Japan of destination therapy using an implantable LVAD.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery (E1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. kamata@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors: Sokichi
authors: S
authors: Kamata
authors: Taichi
authors: T
authors: Sakaguchi
authors: Shigeru
authors: S
authors: Miyagawa
authors: Yasushi
authors: Y
authors: Yoshikawa
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Yamauchi
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Takeda
authors: Shunsuke
authors: S
authors: Saito
authors: Takayoshi
authors: T
authors: Ueno
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Kuratani
authors: Yoshiki
authors: Y
authors: Sawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy