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Conversion of the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to long-term support

Author(s) -

Sanjay M Mehta

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1569-9293

pISSN - 1569-9285

DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2006.130088

Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , cardiopulmonary bypass , percutaneous , cardiology , heart failure

The TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device (VAD) has been employed at our institution to support a diverse group of patients. Patients that fail to demonstrate ventricular recovery must be transitioned to more definitive ventricular assist device support. We report utilization of the TandemHeart femoral cannulae as conduits for cardiopulmonary bypass as an operative strategy to facilitate implantation of a more durable VAD system.

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