First successful Heartmate 3 TM left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy in Argentina

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Authors

  • Alejandro M. Bertolotti Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-9450
  • Daniela M. Rubira Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-9154
  • María F. Renedo Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-3665
  • Elián F. Giordanino Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7380-4753
  • Aldana S. Ameri Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant
  • Alejandro E. Cicolini Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
  • Liliana E. Favaloro Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-0012
  • Roberto R. Favaloro Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. Buenos Aires, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-759X
  • Daniel O. Absi Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation Division. Department of Intrathoracic Transplant https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-2696

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7775/rac.v89i3.581

Keywords:

Heart Failure, Heart-Assist Devices, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Abstract

First case of successful implantation of intracorporeal full magnetically levitated continuous centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device HeartMate 3 Abbott ® as destination therapy in Argentina in a female patient, 52-years-old with non compaction cardiomyopathy, severe left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, end-stage heart failure INTERMACS 3 and contraindication for heart transplantation due to high titers of preformed antibodies against the HLA system in panel reactive antibody assay.

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Published

2025-03-28

Issue

Rev Argent Cardiol 2021 Vol. 89 Issue 3

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REVIEW ARTICLES

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