Long-term bridge to transplantation with the Symbion acute ventricular assist device system.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 48-year-old man was supported for 164 days with Symbion biventricular assist devices. During that time, his cytotoxic antibody screen fell from 97% positivity to less than 10%, enabling cardiac transplantation. Complications during the implantation included a 3-minute episode of amaurosis fugax, one positive blood culture, and anemia, which responded to decreased frequency of blood drawing. He is now alive 7 months after transplantation.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Myocardial Infarction