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The Cohn felt plug: an effective HeartMate II® reimplantation technique
Matthew L Stone1, Ahmet Kilic, Jamie L W Kennedy
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0679, USA.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|February 11, 2012
Abstract:
We report the first documented case of HeartMate II® left ventricular assist device (LVAD) reimplantation following Cohn Teflon felt plug repair of the initial left ventricular apical cannulation site. This case highlights the current limitations of the predictability of myocardial recovery while describing an effective technique for possible future LVAD reimplantation.
