Total Artificial Heart Using Bilateral Paracorporeal Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Devices in an 8.2-kg Child

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jun;105(6):e255-e257. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.12.023. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

¹ Department of Surgery, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: rwoods@chw.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
³ Department of Surgery, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Abstract

We present a case report illustrating a novel method of placing a total artificial heart in a small child.