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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
Minimally invasive, off-pump explant of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device
Anson Cheung1, Jamil Bashir, Annemarie Kaan
1St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. acheung@providencehealth.bc.ca
Abstract:
The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been used successfully for bridge to transplant and destination therapy. In some cases, myocardial recovery is possible and allows LVAD explantation. We describe a novel explant technique for the HeartMate II LVAD using small incisions on a beating heart, without cardiopulmonary bypass.
