Simple Felt-Plug Closure Technique for Minimally Invasive Removal of a Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Tex Heart Inst J
; 47(4): 322-324, 2020 08 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33472230
As the indications for implanting left ventricular assist devices have expanded, some patients are qualifying for device removal after myocardial recovery. Whereas explantation has been described for previous generations of devices, no standard procedures have been developed. Removal of centrifugal-flow devices has created the need for a plug to seal the apical ventriculotomy after pump removal. However, no commercially available products are available in the United States. We used a novel technique to fashion a plug from Teflon felt and a Dacron graft to enable minimally invasive explantation of a current-generation centrifugal-flow device in a 33-year-old woman.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Corazón Auxiliar
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos
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Remoción de Dispositivos
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Tex Heart Inst J
Año:
2020
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Article
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Estados Unidos