title: Replacement of an intracorporeal left ventricular assist device.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-0007, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bourge
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McGiffin
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holman
mesh_terms: 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