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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
Published on: July 18, 2014
Worldwide Experience with the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart in the Pediatric Population
David L S Morales1, Angela Lorts, Raheel Rizwan
1From the *The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; and †Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
Abstract:
Individual centers have documented the use of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart (TAH) in adolescents with heart failure; however, the number of patients at any given center is small. Herein, we describe the worldwide experience for all patients ≤21 years old supported with the TAH between May 2005 and May 2015 (n = 43). The number of patients experiencing a positive outcome at 60, 90, and 120 days were 30 (70%), 27 (63%), and 25 (58%), respectively. Successful bridge to transplantation varied by diagnosis, but outcomes reported are similar to adults supported with the TAH or biventricular assist devices.
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