title: Left ventricular assist device and heart transplantation in hemophilia a patient.
abstract: We report here a hemophilia patient who was bridged with a left ventricle assist device and later received heart transplantation. Preparation for surgery with factor VIII supplementation, intraoperative conduct of surgery, and challenges of postoperative course are described with a brief literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. Electronic address: mquader@mcvh-vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quader
authors.forename: Zane
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rusina
authors.forename: Neil P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Gundars
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katlaps
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D003029:Coagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D003029:Coagulants; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C427184:recombinant factor VIII SQ; D005169:Factor VIII
keywords: 27, 34