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The total artificial heart serves as an effective biventricular assist device for bridging to transplant and is under study for destination therapy in advanced heart failure.
This review outlines the history, indications, and perioperative management of the total artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure.
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TAH may guide bridging decisions in advanced HF; leaves open destination therapy role pending prospective data.
Yaung et al. (2017) conducted a review in Advanced heart failure. Total artificial heart was evaluated. The total artificial heart serves as an effective biventricular assist device for bridging to transplant and is under study for destination therapy in advanced heart failure.
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