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Left ventricular assists device insertion via small right axillary incision in a pediatric patient
Gianluca Torregrossa1, Amit Pawale, Ahmed El-Eshmawi
1Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
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Abstract:
We report the use of a right axillary skin incision to institute a ventricle assist device support in a two-year-old 14 kg male with fulminant myocarditis. The ease of conversion to a long-term support, avoidance of a sternotomy, and a less visible incision made this approach an attractive option in this group of sick patients.

