title: The role of the total artificial heart in the treatment of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Awais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashfaq
authors.forename: Dawn E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jaroszewski
authors.forename: Octavio E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Pajaro
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Arabia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*