Permanent mechanical circulatory support with an implantable left ventricular assist device.
A 67-year-old man had end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. He had had two previous coronary bypass operations and a previous left ventricular aneurysmectomy. In December 1995 he underwent vented-electric HeartMate LVAD insertion as an alternative to transplantation. He was discharged from the hospital 13 days after the operation, and 5 months postoperatively he had returned to New York Heart Association functional class II.
McCarthy
P M
PM
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. mccartp@cesmtp.ccf.org
Young
J B
JB
Smedira
N G
NG
Hobbs
R E
RE
Vargo
R L
RL
Starling
R C
RC
D000368:Aged; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants