Off-pump technique for Thoratec left ventricular assist device insertion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a case of left ventricular assist device (Thoratec; Thoratec Laboratories Corp, Pleasanton, CA) insertion performed through a left thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with severe end-stage congestive heart failure with renal and respiratory dysfunction and a history of multiple cardiac operations.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Thoracotomy