Successful explantation of ventricular assist device for systemic ventricular assistance in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries | Zendy

Tomoko Sugiura | Zendy; Hiromi Kurosawa | Zendy; Toshiharu Shinoka | Zendy; Akihiko Kawai | Zendy

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Successful explantation of ventricular assist device for systemic ventricular assistance in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

Author(s) -

Tomoko Sugiura,

Hiromi Kurosawa,

Toshiharu Shinoka,

Akihiko Kawai

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.2006.139337

Subject(s) - great arteries , medicine , ventricle , ventricular assist device , cardiology , ventricular function , transposition (logic) , tricuspid valve , right ventricular failure , surgery , heart failure , linguistics , philosophy

We report a case of a 13-year-old boy with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries after conventional repair who underwent an implantation of ventricular assist device (VAD) due to right (systemic) ventricular failure after tricuspid valve replacement. The anatomical right ventricle (systemic ventricle) was completely unloaded and the function improved over time under LVAD. He had an explantation of the VAD due to bacteremia 43 days after implantation, and his clinical condition improved significantly.

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