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Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in patients with a complex apical anatomy
Meindert Palmen1, Harriette F Verwey, Marlieke L A Haeck
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. m.palmen@lumc.nl
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 27, 2012
Abstract:
Implantation of a left ventricular assist device can be challenging in patients with an altered apical anatomy after cardiac surgery or as the result of the presence of a calcified apical aneurysm. In this paper we present 2 cases with a challenging apical anatomy and introduce a new surgical technique facilitating left ventricular assist device implantation in these patients.
