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Use of PTFE patch for pericardial closure after minimal invasive LVAD implantation
Prashant N Mohite1, Anton Sabashnikov2, Aron F Popov1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, UK.
Perfusion
|November 1, 2015
Abstract:
The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is now a routine therapy for advanced heart failure. The thoracotomy approach for LVAD implantation, in which the left ventricle is approached through a pericardial rent, is becoming popular. We demonstrate closure of the pericardial rent with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patch and its advantages.

