Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart

Dawn E Jaroszewski; Christopher C Pierce; Linda L Staley; Raymond Wong; Robert R Scott; Eric E Steidley; Radha S Gopalan; Patrick DeValeria; Louis Lanza; David Mulligan; Francisco A Arabia

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056

Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct;88(4):1324-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056.

Authors

Dawn E Jaroszewski¹, Christopher C Pierce, Linda L Staley, Raymond Wong, Robert R Scott, Eric E Steidley, Radha S Gopalan, Patrick DeValeria, Louis Lanza, David Mulligan, Francisco A Arabia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Transplants, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA. jaroszewski.dawn@mayo.edu

PMID: 19766830
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056

Abstract

End-stage renal failure is often considered a relative contraindication for total artificial heart implantation due to the increased risk of mortality after transplantation. We report the successful treatment of a patient having heart and renal failure with the CardioWest (SynCardia Inc, Tucson, AZ) total artificial heart for bridge-to-cardiac transplantation of a heart and kidney.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Transplantation / methods*
Heart, Artificial*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
Kidney Transplantation / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design