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Use of a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device/Left Atrium to Femoral Artery Bypass System for Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: August 16, 2021
A felt plug simplifies left ventricular assist device removal after successful bridge to recovery
William E Cohn1, Igor D Gregoric, Branislav Radovancevic
1Division of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77225-0345, USA. wcohn@heart.thi.tmc.edu
Abstract:
In this report we describe the insertion of a felt plug into the sewing ring attached to the left ventricular apex after explantation of a left ventricular assist device. This technique may be faster and simpler than standard explantation techniques and may result in less distortion of left ventricular geometry.
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