FIRST SUCCESSFUL IMPLANTATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL-HEART IN ISRAEL - CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FOR 90 DAYS

Authors
ARAVOT DJ VIDNE BA
Citation
Dj. Aravot et Ba. Vidne, FIRST SUCCESSFUL IMPLANTATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL-HEART IN ISRAEL - CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FOR 90 DAYS, Israel journal of medical sciences, 32(12), 1996, pp. 1331-1334
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Israel journal of medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00212180
Volume
32
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1331 - 1334
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2180(1996)32:12<1331:FSIOAA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We report the first successful implantation in Israel of an artificial heart in a 47-year-old man. The patient was on the waiting list for a transplant as his left heart had ceased to function. This prosthetic heterotopically placed ventricle kept the patient alive for 3 months. Unfortunately, during this period no suitable donor became available.