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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
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Alterra adaptive prestent system implanted via transjugular approach
Micol Rebonato1, Mara Pilati1, Enrico Piccinelli1
1Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Heart Lung Transplantation; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Cardiology in the Young
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Abstract:
We report the case of a 15-year-old male patient with severe pulmonary regurgitation who successfully underwent Alterra Adaptive Prestent implantation through the right jugular vein because of bilateral femoral vein occlusion.
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