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Experimental videothoracoscopic cannulation of the left atrial appendix. A feasible rapid approach for initiating
P F Gründeman1, D W Meijer, J J Bannenberg
1Department of Surgical Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Surgical Endoscopy
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
Rapid implementation of left ventricular assistance without thoracotomy for temporary support of patients with severe, life-threatening, acute cardiac power failure potentially expands applications of such support devices. A thoracoscopic technique for direct cannulation of the left atrium is described. In healthy closed-chest pigs, it proved a feasible method for effective volume unloading of the left ventricle.