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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
Intraoperative TandemHeart implantation as an adjunct to high-risk valve surgery
William E Cohn1, Cullen D Morris, Stephane Reverdin
1Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. wcohn@heart.thi.tmc.edu
Abstract:
Newer generations of assist devices for postcardiotomy support in patients with ventricular failure have eliminated bearings and incorporated suspended impellers, smaller cannulae and hardware, and simplified insertion techniques. We describe the use of a surgically implanted, percutaneous, continuous-flow centrifugal pump (the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device) as part of a planned, pre-emptive approach for postcardiotomy support in a patient with severe mitral regurgitation, moderate tricuspid regurgitation, and biventricular failure. To our knowledge, this report documents the 1st use of a percutaneous ventricular assist device as an elective support device in a patient undergoing high-risk mitral or tricuspid valve surgery.
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