Gianluca Torregrossa, Michiel Morshuis, Robin Varghese, Leila Hosseinian, Vladimiro Vida, Vincenzo Tarzia, Antonio Loforte, Daniel Duveau, Francisco Arabia, Pascal Leprince, Vigneshwa Kasirajan, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Francesco Musumeci, Roland Hetzer, Thoamas Krabatsch, Jan Gummert, Jack Copeland, Gino Gerosa
Mechanical circulatory support devices have been increasingly used for long-term support. We reviewed outcomes in all patients supported with a SynCardia total artificial heart (TAH) for more than 1 year to assess its safety in long-term support. As of December 2011, all 47 patients who received the TAH from 10 centers worldwide were included in this retrospective study. Clinical data were collected on survival, infections, thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events, device failures, and antithrombotic therapy. The mean age of patients was 50 ± 1...
November 2014: ASAIO Journal: a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs