RT Book, Section A1 Yazhini, Ravi A1 Amulraj, Emmanuel A. A1 Lella, Srihari K. A1 Quader, Mohammed A1 Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B. A2 Baliga, R. R. A2 Abraham, William T. SR Print(0) ID 1161018975 T1 Total Artificial Heart T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Heart Failure YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071749381 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161018975 RD 2024/11/10 AB A 55-year-old male with a history of dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy, presented with NYHA Class IV CHF, with worsening SOB. Echo demonstrated biventricular failure. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring suggested low cardiac output with elevated filling pressures including a high CVP and laboratory values were indicative of renal and hepatic dysfunction. Initial trial of therapy with dual inotropes did not lead to an improvement in his clinical status. His ABO blood group was O+. He was considered a candidate for advanced therapies and a TAH was inserted. Following adequate clinical recovery and improvement in his functional and nutritional status, he had a heart transplantation and was discharged in a stable condition.