First human use of partial left ventricular heart support with the Circulite™ synergy™ micro-pump as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

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Abstract
In March 2007, a 46-year-old man without prior medical history suffered a large anterior myocardial infarction. Despite successful restoration of patency of the left anterior descending artery, he was left with an overall ejection fraction of 15%. He developed NYHA Class IV symptoms within 2 months and was accepted for heart transplantation. However, he continued to deteriorate over the ensuing 6 weeks and was re-admitted for treatment of dyspnea at rest.

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