This device replaces the diseased heart that is removed and it starts to regulate the blood circulation.Total artificial heart device is implanted if severe failure develops at both right and left cavities of the heart.
The first Turkish patient with Total Artificial Heart who could be discharged and survived for a long time was operated on by Prof. Süha KÜÇÜKAKSU, M.D., in Istanbul in 2011.The patient lived a quality life for almost 4 years with TAH and took place in the global literature of medicine.(Total artificial heart for bridge to cardiac transplantation:first patient at home in Turkey. DS Küçükaksu,, N Arat, et al.Turkish Journal of Thoracic, Cardiovascular Surgery 21 (4), 1032-1038.2013)
