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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
Published on: May 11, 2018
Complete mechanical circulatory support using ventricular assist devices for post-cardiotomy biventricular failure
Nnamdi Nwaejike1, Pramod Bonde, Gianfranco Campalani
1Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Barts and The London NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK.
Abstract:
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) allows operations on the heart in a motionless and bloodless field while reducing cardiac workload and sustaining systemic and coronary perfusion. Failure to wean from CPB remains a significant problem. Results from recent large registry data have shown dramatic improvement in the survival following ventricular assistance for post cardiotomy failure if instituted early. We show how post-cardiotomy heart failure can be successfully treated by proactive use of biventricular assist devices (BIVAD).
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