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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
Published on: May 11, 2018
Use of 2 Ventricular Assist Devices as a Total Artificial Heart for Heart Failure
AlleaBelle Bradshaw1, Jace C Bradshaw2, Jessica B Briscoe3
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Background:
Implantation of two HeartMate 3 devices in a total artificial heart configuration, known as the HeartMate 6 (HM6) approach, can be used to manage severe biventricular heart failure in a patient who is not eligible for transplantation.
Case Summary:
We report a case in which a young patient presented with heart failure of unknown etiology. She was initially considered a transplant candidate but then was delisted due to allosensitization and a stroke. HM6 implantation was successfully completed.
Discussion:
We discuss considerations for perioperative care in patients with HM6 implantation.
Take-Home Message:
HM6 implantation can be used to manage severe biventricular heart failure in patients who are not candidates for heart transplant.
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