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Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support vs Heart Transplant: A Half-Century of Progress, but When Will the Tin Man Arrive?

2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 24; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.02.003

1532-8414

James B. Young,

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

In L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, blown out of Kansas by a tornado, finds the rusted Tin Man in a forest, reanimates him with the contents of his oil can, and troops off to the Emerald City, joined by the Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion, to get a heart from the Wizard for her new acquaintance. This allegorical tale published in 1900 has been said to represent many things, but for our profession, it can characterize the present-day magic and mysticism of heart transplant, ventricular assist devices, and, in particular, total artificial heart implantation. 1 Baum L.F. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. George M. Hill Company, Chicago1900 Google Scholar Thus, the forward-looking title of this retrospective “bookend” reflection.