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Manuel Pérez-Guillén1, Carlos Domínguez-Massa1, Tomás Heredia-Cambra1

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain.

The International Journal of Artificial Organs
|August 21, 2025
PubMed
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This study details the first use of a ProtekDuo cannula, a type of right ventricular assist device (RVAD), inserted via a novel transauricular route. This approach was necessary due to challenges with traditional jugular vein implantation, offering a new option for RVAD therapy.

Keywords:
Heart failuredevicesheart transplantationminimally invasive surgical proceduresthoracic surgery

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