%0 Journal Article
%T Successful HeartMate 3 implantation in isolated right heart failure¡ªfirst in man experience of right heart configuration
%A Anamika Chatterjee
%A Axel Haverich
%A Christina Feldmann
%A Ezin Deniz
%A Felix Kirchhoff
%A Guenes Dogan
%A Jan D. Schmitto
%A Jasmin S. Hanke
%A Marcel Ricklefs
%A Wilhelm Korte
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2018
%R 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.35
%X In this article, we present the case of a 72-year-old male patient suffering from a severe form of singular isolated end-stage right heart failure based on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), who was admitted to our clinic for acute cardiac decompensation. Echocardiography result revealed a dilated right atrium and ventricle (right ventricular end diastolic diameter, RVEDD: 59 mm) with a moderate tricuspid regurgitation owing to a dilated valve annulus of 48 mm. The left heart showed no pathological impairment: left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) was 40 mm with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50¨C55%. The patient also showed a progressive impairment of liver function by means of elevated levels of liver enzymes. Pulmonary artery embolism was excluded by computer tomography
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