Heart-Failing Jehovah's Witness Patient Successfully Treated by Minimally Invasive LVAD Implantation without Any Blood Transfusions

Heart-Failing Jehovah's Witness Patient Successfully Treated by Minimally Invasive LVAD Implantation without Any Blood Transfusions

Abstract Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation without the use of any blood products is considered as a challenge. We present a 48-year-old patient (175 cm, 75 kg, body mass index 24.5 kg/m2) who was admitted to our clinic due to end-stage heart failure. The patient is a Jehovah's...

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Main Authors: Jasmin S. Hanke, Murat Avsar, Axel Haverich, Jan D. Schmitto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-10-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
Subjects:
minimally invasive
lvad
left ventricular assist device
jehovah's witness
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1564614

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