The Impact of Intrapericardial versus Intrapleural HeartMate 3 Pump Placement on Clinical Outcomes

Background: The integrated design of the HeartMate 3 (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA) affords flexibility to place the pump within the pericardium or thoracic cavity. We sought to determine whether the presence of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in either location has a meaningful...

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Main Authors: Michael Salna, Yuming Ning, Paul Kurlansky, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Paolo C. Colombo, Yoshifumi Naka, Koji Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Chest Surgery
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