Clinical application of the ellipsoid left heart assist device.
Artif Organs
; 2(3): 268-72, 1978 Aug.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-708289
ABSTRACT
The ellipsoid left heart assist device (E-LVAD) was implanted in eight patients suffering from intraoperative heart failure. It was not possible to remove these patients from extracorporeal circulation following an intracardiac procedure; therefore, implantation of the E-LVAD was performed during extracorporeal circulation. The inflow connector was pushed forward from a purse-string suture on the right superior pulmonary vein, across the mitral valve and into the left ventricle. The outflow connector was joined to the ascending aorta. In two patients, the artificial heart chamber was removed after complete recovery of the circulation; these patients, however, later died. In six other patients, untreatable right heart failure developed and these patients died with the pump in place. It is concluded, therefore, that the right heart must also be mechanically supported during postoperative heart failure.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Assisted Circulation
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Heart, Artificial
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Artif Organs
Year:
1978
Document type:
Article