title: Thoracic fit of the CardioWest artificial heart: a new technical solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical School of Padua, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. tbottio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tomaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bottio
authors.forename: Jonida
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bejko
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001830:Body Surface Area; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome