Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056.
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Abstract
End-stage renal failure is often considered a relative contraindication for total artificial heart implantation due to the increased risk of mortality after transplantation. We report the successful treatment of a patient having heart and renal failure with the CardioWest (SynCardia Inc, Tucson, AZ) total artificial heart for bridge-to-cardiac transplantation of a heart and kidney.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart, Artificial
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Kidney Transplantation