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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
Published on: May 11, 2018
[Treatment of left ventricular failure following extracorporeal circulation using ventricular assistance with
A I Díez Lobo1, J Gómez-Arnau, A Criado
1Servicio de Anestesia y Reanimación, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.
Abstract:
We report the use of left ventricular assistance with a centrifugal pump in a patient with refractory left ventricular failure after aortic valve replacement. Assistance was maintained during the first 24 hours until the hemodynamic status allowed its withdrawal. The used flows ranged from 1.5 to 5 l/min, and there were no complications except hemorrhage (95 ml in 3 hours) that could be stopped without reoperation.
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