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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
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Implantation technique of the 50-cm3 SynCardia Total Artificial Heart: does size make a difference?
Sotirios Spiliopoulos1, Dilek Guersoy2, Alexandros Merkourios Dimitriou2
1Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-Stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany sotirios.spiliopolos@ejk.de.
Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery : MMCTS
|October 7, 2015
Abstract:
Despite downsizing, implantation technique of the 50-cm(3) SynCardia Total Artificial Heart and settings of the Companion driver remain unchanged. Owing to the absence of de-airing nipples, de-airing procedure is even more crucial and has to be performed carefully.
