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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
Published on: May 11, 2018
Simultaneous procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation: is less always more?
Nikhil Jaik1, Robert S D Higgins, Bryan A Whitson
1Department of Surgery Division Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, N-813 Doan Hall, 410 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Abstract:
In up to 50% of patients undergoing continuous flow, axial pump, left-ventricular and assist device (LVAD) placement, concomitant procedures are performed. The underlying lesions have a broad spectrum of severity, complexity, and impact on clinical outcomes. This review describes the concomitant lesions often encountered with LVAD implantation and clinical relevance of their repair.
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