Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) is an established therapy for end stage heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates. Many DT patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) is an established therapy for end stage heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates. Many DT patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior sternotomy. In addition, DT patients tend to be older and more likely to have more significant co-morbidities than their Bridge-To-Transplant (BTT) counterparts. As such, placement of an implantable LVAD in DT patients can be technically hazardous and potentially prone to more perioperative complications. The purpose of this report is to describe an alternative implantation approach for the implantation of the Heartmate II™ LVAD in high risk DT patients.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ecf6f8caaaf4afea302680e4d94fb432022-12-22T02:50:39ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902012-03-01712110.1186/1749-8090-7-21Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approachSamuels Louis ECasanova-Ghosh ElenaRodriguez RobertoDroogan Christopher<p>Abstract</p> <p>Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) is an established therapy for end stage heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates. Many DT patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior sternotomy. In addition, DT patients tend to be older and more likely to have more significant co-morbidities than their Bridge-To-Transplant (BTT) counterparts. As such, placement of an implantable LVAD in DT patients can be technically hazardous and potentially prone to more perioperative complications. The purpose of this report is to describe an alternative implantation approach for the implantation of the Heartmate II™ LVAD in high risk DT patients.</p>http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/21Clinical Review |
| spellingShingle | Samuels Louis E Casanova-Ghosh Elena Rodriguez Roberto Droogan Christopher Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Review |
| title | Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach |
| title_full | Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach |
| title_fullStr | Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach |
| title_short | Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach |
| title_sort | left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients an alternative surgical approach |
| topic | Clinical Review |
| url | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/21 |
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