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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;97(4):1438-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.120.

Successful use of the total artificial heart in the failing Fontan circulation

Joseph W Rossano  1 , David J Goldberg  2 , Stephanie Fuller  3 , Chitra Ravishankar  2 , Lisa M Montenegro  4 , J William Gaynor  3
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Case Reports

Successful use of the total artificial heart in the failing Fontan circulation

Joseph W Rossano et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Typical left ventricular assist devices are often ineffective for the failing Fontan circulation. We report the first successful use of a total artificial heart as a bridge to transplant in a patient who had previously undergone a Fontan operation.

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