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Published on: February 28, 2012
Direct transauricular ProtekDuo implantation technique by mini thoracotomy
Manuel Pérez-Guillén1, Carlos Domínguez-Massa1, Tomás Heredia-Cambra1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
A variety of right ventricular assist devices (RVAD) options are commonly used, including traditional surgical RVAD and various percutaneous RVAD like the ProtekDuo cannula (LivaNova, London, UK). We report the first case of a patient with a ProtekDuo cannula inserted directly via the transauricular route through a mini right thoracotomy due to the inability to implant via the jugular vein.

