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Implantation of a left ventricular assist device with mini-pericardiotomy technique
Mehmet Balkanay1, Ali Fedakar, Saleh Alsalehi
1Kartal Kosuyolu Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
The left ventricular assist device may be a lifesaving therapy for a patient awaiting a heart transplant. The most common complications of this device are mediastinal bleeding, infections, embolic events, right-sided heart failure, and mediastinal adhesions. We are reporting a patient who had a Levitronix left ventricular assist device implanted with mini-pericardiotomy technique for bridging to heart transplant.
