Key result
A surgical technique separating the natural atrial borders by dissecting the interatrial groove provided increased mobility of the atrial cuffs, allowing for easier connection of a unitary total artificial heart.
Population
Experimental model for total artificial heart (TAH) implantation
Design
Preclinical
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May facilitate unitary total artificial heart implantation in animals; leaves open clinical translation.
A novel surgical technique for separating natural atrial borders may facilitate the implantation of single-unit total artificial hearts by increasing atrial cuff mobility.
Frazier et al. (1995) studied Total artificial heart implantation. Surgical separation of natural atrial borders was evaluated on Mobility of atrial cuffs and ease of connection. A surgical technique separating the natural atrial borders by dissecting the interatrial groove provided increased mobility of the atrial cuffs, allowing for easier connection of a unitary total artificial heart.
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