We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who received a self-made total artificial heart built of components from the Thoratec and ExCor BerlinHeart systems. The patient had a severe aortic/myocardial infection following replacement of the ascending aorta with a Shelhigh conduit due to type A aortic dissection. The surgical technique is described in detail in this article. This technique is feasible if a total artificial heart is not available and implantation of a biventricular assist device is not possible. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.
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Tjan, T. D. T., Klotz, S., Schmid, C., & Scheid, H. H. (2008). Creation of a self-made total artificial heart using combined components of available ventricular assist devices. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 56(1), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-989248
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