title: Perioperative Care of the Patient With the Total Artificial Heart.
abstract: Advanced heart failure continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality despite improvements in pharmacologic therapy. High demand for cardiac transplantation and shortage of donor organs have led to an increase in the utilization of mechanical circulatory support devices. The total artificial heart is an effective biventricular assist device that may be used as a bridge to transplant and that is being studied for destination therapy. This review discusses the history, indications, and perioperative management of the total artificial heart with emphasis on the postoperative concerns.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; and †Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yaung
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Arabia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurok
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*