Pro: the total artificial heart: is it an appropriate replacement for existing biventricular assist devices?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Jun;28(3):836-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.02.015.

Authors

Zakir Rangwala¹, Dalia A Banks², Jack G Copeland³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.

PMID: 24917064
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.02.015

No abstract available

Keywords: heart failure; total artificial heart; ventricular assist devices.

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / surgery
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy
Heart, Artificial* / adverse effects
Heart, Artificial* / economics
Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
Heart-Assist Devices* / economics
Humans
Ventricular Dysfunction / surgery*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy