End-Stage Heart Failure with Multiple Intracardiac Thrombi: A Rescue Strategy

AUTOR(ES)

Posch, Maximillian G.

RESUMO

The use of ventricular assist devices as a bridge to transplantation has become a widely used option for patients with end-stage heart failure. In contrast to total artificial hearts, ventricular assist devices support the failing heart by bypassing one or both ventricles. In certain cases (myocardial tumors, graft failure, transplant rejection, endocarditis, intracardiac thrombus formation), however, it may be advantageous to excise the heart and replace it with an artificial device. Total artificial hearts are intracorporeal devices designed for this purpose. Unfortunately, some patients are too small or are, for other reasons, ineligible for a total artificial heart.

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