Extracorporeal right to left atrial bypass to treat right ventricular failure.

Arpesella, G; Lombardi, P; Albanese, S B; Mikus, P M; Marinelli, G; Pierangeli, A · Ann Thorac Surg · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Graft right ventricular failure after heart transplantation, secondary to preoperative functional pulmonary hypertension, was successfully managed in a 49-year-old patient using an extracorporeal right to left atrial bypass. We comment on the case and discuss the type of mechanical assistance used.

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