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Replacement of paracorporeal ventricular assist devices
D P Lohmann1, L R McBride, D G Pennington
1Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, Missouri 63110.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|December 1, 1992
Abstract:
In this communication we describe a technique to change paracorporeal ventricular assist devices after the development of mechanical complications. This procedure is technically simple and in our experience does not require a sternotomy or cardiopulmonary bypass. Paracorporeal ventricular assist devices can be safely changed allowing continued support and survival.