Current state of total artificial heart therapy and introduction of the most important total artificial heart systems.

Current state of total artificial heart therapy and introduction of the most important total artificial heart systems. Biomed Tech (Berl). 2018 Jun 14;: Authors: Spiliopoulos S, Hergesell V, Wasler A, Dapunt O Abstract Due to the declining instances of organ donation, total artificial heart (TAH) therapy is of increasing importance for the management of end-stage biventricular heart failure. We introduce the currently most important established and novel TAH systems (SynCardia, CARMAT, ReinHeart, BiVACOR), report clinical outcomes and discuss technical requirements for the successful implementation of TAH therapy as an alternative to cardiac transplantation. PMID: 29902152 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering - Category: Biomedical Engineering Tags: Biomed Tech (Berl) Source Type: research