HeartMate 3 pump exchange via sternal-sparing bilateral minithoracotomies

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As median survival for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients increases, the incidence of adverse events requiring device exchange is likely to increase as well. Less invasive surgical approaches for device exchange of older generation pumps have demonstrated multiple potential benefits compared with median sternotomy. However, there remains a paucity of data in regard to less invasive surgical techniques for the exchange of the newest generation intrapericardial devices. In this report we describe a complete sternal-sparing technique for the LVAD exchange of a HeartMate 3 via bilateral minithoracotomies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiac surgery - 35(2020), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 901-903

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Louis, Clauden [VerfasserIn]
Ayers, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Barrus, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Prasad, Sunil [VerfasserIn]
Alexis, Jeffrey D [VerfasserIn]
Bernstein, Wendy [VerfasserIn]
Cheyne, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Gosev, Igor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Exchange
Journal Article
LVAD
Thoracotomy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.09.2020

Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jocs.14476

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306899744