title: Airway Complications of Total Artificial Heart.
abstract: The total artificial heart is the mechanical device which is used as a bridge to the heart transplant in patients with biventricular failure. Due to the mechanical nature of the device, patients receiving total artificial heart (TAH) require to be on anticoagulation therapy. Hemorrhage and coagulopathy are few of the known complications of TAH.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
keywords: Airway clot; Roth net; artificial heart transplant; total artificial heart