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First successful implantation of an artificial heart in Israel: circulatory support for 90 days
1Heart-Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
We report the first successful implantation in Israel of an artificial heart in a 47-year-old man. The patient was on the waiting list for a transplant as his left heart had ceased to function. This prosthetic heterotopically placed ventricle kept the patient alive for 3 months. Unfortunately, during this period no suitable donor became available.