2017
DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-16-00122
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Total Artificial Heart Implantation as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in an Active Duty Service Member With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Abstract: Amyloid CM is a rare and devastating disease. The natural course of the disease has made heart transplant in these patients controversial. Modern advancements in chemotherapies and advanced heart failure treatments have improved outcomes for select patients with AL amyloid CM undergoing heart transplantation. There is ongoing research seeking improvement in treatment options and outcomes for patients with this deadly disease.

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“…There are few case reports of TAH as a bridge to transplantation in cardiac amyloidosis . Biventricular support may be better tolerated in patients with amyloid cardiomyopathy because there is often a small left ventricular cavity precluding effective LVAD support and significant biventricular failure rendering left ventricular support alone less effective.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are few case reports of TAH as a bridge to transplantation in cardiac amyloidosis . Biventricular support may be better tolerated in patients with amyloid cardiomyopathy because there is often a small left ventricular cavity precluding effective LVAD support and significant biventricular failure rendering left ventricular support alone less effective.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Once the patient has an established complete response, consideration of renal transplantation may be undertaken. Cardiac transplantation has also been performed in patients with AL amyloidosis 90 . However, most patients with advanced cardiac AL amyloidosis are not candidates for high-dose therapy and may tolerate standard-dose chemotherapy poorly.…”
Section: Patientmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Opisywano zarówno skuteczne przeszczepienie nerek, jak i serca u pacjentów z amyloidozą AL. Transplantacja serca może prowadzić do kwalifikacji chorego do grupy niższego ryzyka i umożliwić kwalifikację do auto-HSCT w celu uzyskania długotrwałej odpowiedzi [105,106]. Wieloletnie przeżycia opisywano u pacjentów z amyloidozą AL, którym przeszczepiono pojedyncze narządy [107,108].…”
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