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HeartMate II pump exchange with HeartMate III implantation to the descending aorta
Author(s) -
Khayata Mohamed,
ElAmm Chantal A,
Sareyyupoglu Basar,
Zacharias Michael,
Oliveira Guilherme H,
Medalion Benjamin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.13969
Subject(s) - medicine , descending aorta , thoracotomy , ventricular assist device , cardiology , aorta , surgery , median sternotomy , heart failure
Removal of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) usually requires a sternotomy. We report a case of HeartMate III LVAD implantation to the descending aorta via a left thoracotomy while leaving most of the HeartMate II device in place to avoid redo‐sternotomy.