Biventricular cannulation for the thoratec ventricular assist device

The Thoratec biventricular assist device has been used extensively as a bridge to heart transplantation. Right atrial cannulation has always been used during right ventricular support, however diminished filling and output of the right ventricular assist device have been noticed when compared with f...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 2119 - 2120
Main Authors Arabı́a, Francisco A, Paramesh, Venki, Toporoff, Bruce, Arzouman, David A, Sethi, Gulshan K, Copeland, Jack G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1998
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization - methods
Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care
Equipment Design
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Medical sciences
Human
Heart failure
Intensive cardiocirculatory care
Right ventricle
Cardiocirculatory support
Cardiovascular disease
Cannulation
Implantation
Heart ventricle
Treatment
Heart disease
Surgery
Apparatus
Technique
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Summary:The Thoratec biventricular assist device has been used extensively as a bridge to heart transplantation. Right atrial cannulation has always been used during right ventricular support, however diminished filling and output of the right ventricular assist device have been noticed when compared with filling and output of the left ventricular assist device. We describe a technique to directly cannulate the right ventricle to maximize filling and output of the right ventricular assist device.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01085-6