title: Replacement of the valves of a Novacor LVAS without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: We report the case of a 54-year old man with end-stage heart disease in whom the malfunctioning valves of a Novacor LVAS needed to be replaced after 490 days of circulatory support. This procedure could be performed without cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. Christoph.Schmitz@meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Roell
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dewald
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kilger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichenspurner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation