title: Permanent mechanical circulatory support with an implantable left ventricular assist device.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. mccartp@cesmtp.ccf.org
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Smedira
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Vargo
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Starling
mesh_terms: 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