Clinical use of centrifugal pump for left ventricular assist or veno-arterial bypass

Sixteen patients received circulatory support using centrifugal pump for the purpose of either left ventricular assist(6 cases), or veno-arterial bypass ( VAB, 10 cases). Out of six LV-assisted patients, two could be weaned but only one was the long survivor. Out of ten VAB assisted patients, four c...

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Published inJinko Zoki Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 439 - 443
Main Authors GODA, T, GO, K, MATSUI, Y, SAKUMA, M, YASUDA, K, TANABE, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 1992
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centrifugal pump
left ventricular assist
veno-arterial bypass
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Summary:Sixteen patients received circulatory support using centrifugal pump for the purpose of either left ventricular assist(6 cases), or veno-arterial bypass ( VAB, 10 cases). Out of six LV-assisted patients, two could be weaned but only one was the long survivor. Out of ten VAB assisted patients, four could be weaned and two were the long survivors. Percutaneous approach of VAB had the advantage to minimise bleeding from the cannulation sites. Although, circulatory assist using the centrifugal pump has some disadvantages in durability and antithrombogenesity, it seems to be useful for circulatory assist in patients with right ventricular failure who requires a relatively short term mechanical support.
ISSN:0300-0818
1883-6097
DOI:10.11392/jsao1972.21.439