The role of nuclear imaging in the management of the first total artificial heart recipient

On December 2, 1982, a permanent total artificial heart was implanted into the chest of a 61-year-old man with a progressive and irreversible cardiomyopathy. During the ensuing four-month hospitalization, a number of nuclear medicine procedures were obtained to assist in patient management. These pr...

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Published in:	Clinical nuclear medicine Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 427
Main Authors:	Taylor, Jr, A, Milton, W, Christian, P E, Datz, F L, Joyce, L, DeVries, W C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1985
Subjects:	Amphetamines Brain - diagnostic imaging Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - diagnostic imaging Heart - diagnostic imaging Heart, Artificial Humans Indium Iodine Radioisotopes Iofetamine Leukocytes Male Middle Aged Monitoring, Physiologic Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Radioisotopes Radionuclide Imaging Time Factors
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Summary:	On December 2, 1982, a permanent total artificial heart was implanted into the chest of a 61-year-old man with a progressive and irreversible cardiomyopathy. During the ensuing four-month hospitalization, a number of nuclear medicine procedures were obtained to assist in patient management. These procedures included gated cardiac radionuclide ventriculography, an I-123 iodoamphetamine scan for cerebral perfusion, and In-111 labeled leukocyte imaging. These radionuclide studies demonstrate the advantages of being able to monitor physiologic changes noninvasively and illustrate a potential role for nuclear cardiology in managing patients with a total artificial heart.
ISSN:	0363-9762
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198506000-00012