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Use of Two Intracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices As a Total Artificial Heart
Published on: May 11, 2018
[Secondary sternotomy in pediatric heart surgery]
B Gontijo1, F A Fantini, E P Alcocer
1Biocor Hospital de Doenças Cardiovasculares, Belo Horizonte, MG.
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|February 1, 1994
Summary
Delayed sternal closure in pediatric cardiac surgery can be life-saving. Using a bovine pericardial patch effectively decompresses the heart and protects the mediastinal cavity, reducing complications.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Thoracic Surgery

