title: Con: the total artificial heart-is it an appropriate replacement to existing biventricular assist devices?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Waseemuddin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Heart Transplantation, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Fardad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esmailian
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: sedated@bellsouth.net.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernandez Conte
mesh_terms: D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: heart failure; heart transplantation; total artificial heart; ventricular assist device