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Can a Novacor LVAD be successfully used as a bridge to transplantation in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy despite size mismatch?
Can a Novacor LVAD be successfully used as a bridge to transplantation in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy despite size mismatch?
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A Novacor LVAD can be successfully used as a bridge to transplantation in a young woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy despite size mismatch.
We report the case of a 22-year-old woman suffering from peripartum cardiomyopathy who was successfully bridged to cardiac transplantation with a Novacor left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Her course with the device is presented and emphasis is put on the size mismatch between the patient and the device, a fact with normally precludes the implantation of the Novacor LVAD.
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