Replacement of an intracorporeal left ventricular assist device.
An intracorporeal left ventricular assist device was placed as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in a 51-year-old man after an acute myocardial infarction. After 126 days of support, the left ventricular assist device malfunctioned. The pump, which had a tear in its pneumatic drive line, was successfully replaced.
Skinner
J L
JL
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-0007, USA.
Bourge
R C
RC
Kirklin
J K
JK
McGiffin
D C
DC
Holman
W L
WL
D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties