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- Title
Biventricular amputation for biventricular pulsatile assist device implantation in patients with severe ventricular septal perforation.
- Authors
Vollroth, Marcel; Seeburger, Joerg; Mohr, Friedrich W.; Borger, Michael A.
- Abstract
Complete ischaemic destruction of the cardiac apex as well as the majority of the ventricular septum is usually a lethal condition with no alternatives except mechanical circulation support and highly urgent heart transplantation. Depending on the mass of the necrotic and destructed myocardium, implantation of a ventricular assist device can be challenging due to insufficient tissue quality. We describe here a new approach to pulsatile Thoratec (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA) extracorporeal biventricular assist device implantation.
- Publication
Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 1, p202
- ISSN
1569-9293
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/icvts/ivt152