Key result
Indirect measurement of bronchial shunt flow in five AbioCor implantable replacement heart recipients showed flows ranging from 0 to 1.4 L/minute.
Why the study?
What is the range of bronchial shunt flow in recipients of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart?
Population
5 patients in the ongoing clinical trial of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart
Design
Case_series
Authors
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These limited case data should not change practice; they leave open the clinical relevance of bronchial shunts in total artificial heart recipients.
Observational (n=5)
What is the range of bronchial shunt flow in recipients of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart?
Indirect measurement of bronchial shunt flow in AbioCor replacement heart recipients demonstrated flows ranging from 0 to 1.4 L/minute.
Bhunia et al. (2004) conducted an observational in AbioCor implantable replacement heart recipients (n=5). AbioCor implantable replacement heart was evaluated on Bronchial shunt flow. Indirect measurement of bronchial shunt flow in five AbioCor implantable replacement heart recipients showed flows ranging from 0 to 1.4 L/minute.