Abstract
The currently available intracorporeal assist systems and total artificial heart provide long-term support for patients terminally ill with congestive heart failure, often in an out-of-hospital environment. While they are currently widely used mainly as a long-term bridge to heart transplantation, their inherent risks of infection or stroke are prompting interest in future devices that will be smaller, fully implantable and hopefully stroke-free. These devices will be described in the last part of this review.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 209-212 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Israel Medical Association Journal |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Artificial heart
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart transplantation
- Ventricular assist device
