title: Seventeen-month-long paracorporeal biventricular mechanical support as a bridge to transplantation for severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: The long-term management of paracorporeal biventricular assist devices (BiVAD) is difficult because of significant risks of bleeding, thrombosis, and infection. Here we report the case of a 41-year-old woman with severe dilated cardiomyopathy who developed serious cerebral bleeding after receiving a paracorporeal BiVAD but recovered well after treatment. She eventually underwent cardiac transplantation 17 months after implantation of the paracorporeal BiVAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, 252-0374, Japan, funcorogash@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Shinzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horai
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itatani
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshii
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Haruna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Yoshikiyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Kagami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyaji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome