Management of a malfunctioning left ventricle in an artificial heart

Artificial heart research is carried out in the United States, Europe, Japan, Argentina and the Soviet Union, and prolonged survival has been achieved in animals, which has increased the interest of the media and public in this field. Although recent advances are promising, device malfunction remains an obstacle to overcome in most laboratories. Relying on noninvasive monitoring techniques we were able to diagnose and correct artificial heart malfunction safely using surgical techniques employed during the heart implantation.