%0 Journal Article
%T Total artificial heart implantation in a young Marfan syndrome patient
%A Jack B Keenan
%A Orazio Amabile
%A Prashant Rao
%A Richard Smith
%A Samuel Kim
%A Taufiek K Rajab
%A Zain Khalpey
%J The International Journal of Artificial Organs
%@ 1724-6040
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0391398817752297
%X Cardiovascular complications represent the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Marfan syndrome. Here, we describe a unique case where a total artificial heart was implanted in a young Marfan syndrome woman. A 22-year-old postpartum African American female with Marfan syndrome developed multiple severe valve dysfunction and biventricular failure that was refractory to medical management. She previously had a Bentall procedure for Type A aortic dissection and repair of a Type B dissection. We implanted a total artificial heart with a good outcome. Total artificial heart is a durable option for severe biventricular failure and multiple valvular dysfunction as a bridge to transplant in a young patient with Marfan syndrome
%K Total artificial heart
%K Marfan syndrome
%K bridge to transplant
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0391398817752297