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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Racodon, Michaël
• Hermand, Éric
• Lemahieu, Jean-Michel
• Blairon, Pauline
• Vanhove, Pierre
• Secq, Amandine

Titel

Prehabilitation Using a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for a Patient With a Total Artificial Heart Prior to Heart Transplantation

Ist Teil von

• Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, 2024-03, Vol.44 (2), p.137

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The last few decades have been marked by significant advances in mechanical cardiocirculatory support. A total artificial heart (TAH) became a viable therapeutic option for numerous patients as a bridge to heart transplantation, particularly for those in end-stage heart failure. This technology aims to address the various subsequent shortfalls of organs. This report reviews the impact of a prehabilitation on a patient with an Aeson TAH (Carmat). We assessed improvements in functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) in a newly implanted patient following standard cardiac rehabilitation as a prehabilitation program, using 6-min walk test and the Short Form-12 (SF-12) health survey, respectively. Similar functional improvements were observed over a short period of 2 wk compared with a longer protocol for patients with a heart transplant, and superior effects on QoL. The patient was successfully transplanted 5 mo after the TAH implantation. Prehabilitation of a patient with a TAH increased both their physical capacity and QoL.