Experience With SynCardia Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Transplantation in 100 Patients. 2023

Jad Malas, and Qiudong Chen, and Akbarshakh Akhmerov, and Louis Philippe Tremblay, and Natalia Egorova, and Aasha Krishnan, and Jaime Moriguchi, and Jon Kobashigawa, and Lawrence Czer, and Robert Cole, and Dominic Emerson, and Joanna Chikwe, and Francisco Arabia, and Fardad Esmailian
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

The SynCardia temporary total artificial heart (TAH-t) is an effective bridge to transplantation for patients with severe biventricular failure. However, granular single-center data from high-volume centers are lacking. We report our experience with the first 100 TAH-t recipients. A prospective institutional database was used to identify 100 patients who underwent 101 TAH-t implantations between 2012 and 2022. Patients were stratified and compared according to Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) profile 1 vs 2 or greater. Median follow-up on device support was 94 days (interquartile range, 33-276), and median follow-up after transplantation was 4.6 years (interquartile range, 2.1-6.0). Overall, 61 patients (61%) were successfully bridged to transplantation and 39 (39%) died on TAH-t support. Successful bridge rates between INTERMACS profile 1 and INTERMACS profile 2 or greater patients were similar (55.6% [95% CI, 40.4%-68.3%] vs 67.4% [95% CI, 50.5%-79.6%], respectively; P = .50). The most common adverse events (rates per 100 patient-months) on TAH-t support included infection (15.8), ischemic stroke (4.6), reoperation for mediastinal bleeding (3.5), and gastrointestinal bleeding requiring intervention (4.3). The most common cause of death on TAH-t support was multisystem organ failure (n = 20, 52.6%). Thirty-day survival after transplantation was 96.7%; survival at 6 months, 1 year, and 5 years after transplantation was 95.1% (95% CI, 85.4%-98.4%), 86.6% (95% CI, 74.9%-93.0%), and 77.5% (95% CI, 64.2%-86.3%), respectively. Acceptable outcomes can be achieved in the highest acuity patients using the TAH-t as a bridge to heart transplantation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012042 Registries The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers. Parish Registers,Population Register,Parish Register,Population Registers,Register, Parish,Register, Population,Registers, Parish,Registers, Population,Registry
D006333 Heart Failure A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Cardiac Failure,Heart Decompensation,Congestive Heart Failure,Heart Failure, Congestive,Heart Failure, Left-Sided,Heart Failure, Right-Sided,Left-Sided Heart Failure,Myocardial Failure,Right-Sided Heart Failure,Decompensation, Heart,Heart Failure, Left Sided,Heart Failure, Right Sided,Left Sided Heart Failure,Right Sided Heart Failure
D006353 Heart-Assist Devices Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the LEFT VENTRICLE, to pump blood. They consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors. Artificial Ventricle,Heart Assist Device,Heart Ventricle, Artificial,Pumps, Heart-Assist,Vascular-Assist Device,Vascular-Assist Devices,Ventricle-Assist Device,Ventricular Assist Device,Artificial Heart Ventricle,Artificial Heart Ventricles,Artificial Ventricles,Assist Device, Heart,Assist Device, Ventricular,Assist Devices, Heart,Assist Devices, Ventricular,Device, Heart Assist,Device, Heart-Assist,Device, Vascular-Assist,Device, Ventricle-Assist,Device, Ventricular Assist,Devices, Heart Assist,Devices, Heart-Assist,Devices, Vascular-Assist,Devices, Ventricle-Assist,Devices, Ventricular Assist,Heart Assist Devices,Heart Ventricles, Artificial,Heart-Assist Device,Heart-Assist Pump,Heart-Assist Pumps,Pump, Heart-Assist,Pumps, Heart Assist,Vascular Assist Device,Vascular Assist Devices,Ventricle Assist Device,Ventricle, Artificial,Ventricle, Artificial Heart,Ventricle-Assist Devices,Ventricles, Artificial,Ventricles, Artificial Heart,Ventricular Assist Devices
D006354 Heart, Artificial A pumping mechanism that duplicates the output, rate, and blood pressure of the natural heart. It may replace the function of the entire heart or a portion of it, and may be an intracorporeal, extracorporeal, or paracorporeal heart. (Dorland, 28th ed) Artificial Heart,Artificial Hearts,Hearts, Artificial
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016027 Heart Transplantation The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another. Cardiac Transplantation,Grafting, Heart,Transplantation, Cardiac,Transplantation, Heart,Cardiac Transplantations,Graftings, Heart,Heart Grafting,Heart Graftings,Heart Transplantations,Transplantations, Cardiac,Transplantations, Heart

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