Lee Sak, Park Young-Hwan, Lim Sang-Hyun, Kwak Young-Tae, Kim Hoon, Chang Byung-Chul
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, (120-752) 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Jun;15(3):243-5. doi: 10.1177/021849230701500315.
With the progression of congestive heart failure, therapeutic options become fewer, and cardiac transplantation is the final option. The use of a left ventricular assist device improves the survival rate and quality of life in patients on the waiting list for transplantation. A 64-year-old man was successfully maintained on mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device for 502 days, as a bridge to transplantation.
随着充血性心力衰竭的进展，治疗选择变得越来越少，心脏移植是最后的选择。使用左心室辅助装置可提高等待移植患者的生存率和生活质量。一名64岁男性作为移植桥梁，依靠左心室辅助装置成功维持机械循环支持达502天。
