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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1324-1326. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056
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Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation After Bridging With The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

Dawn E. Jaroszewski, MD, MBA*, Christopher C. Pierce, MS, CCP, Linda L. Staley, NP, Raymond Wong, PhD, CCP, Robert R. Scott, MD, Eric E. Steidley, MD, Radha S. Gopalan, MD, Patrick DeValeria, MD, Louis Lanza, MD, David Mulligan, MD, Francisco A. Arabia, MD, MBA

Department of Transplants, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona

Accepted for publication February 16, 2009.

* Address correspondence to Dr Jaroszewski, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Tansplant, 5777 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Email: jaroszewski.dawn{at}mayo.edu).

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.






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