Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in situs inversus.
A 42-year-old man with situs inversus was referred to our institution because of end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. Cardiac arrest occurred after admission, and the patient underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An extracorporeal left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart) was implanted as a bridge to transplantation. This is one of the first reports of left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with situs inversus and ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Musci
Michele
M
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany. musci@dhzb.de
Jurmann
Michael J
MJ
Drews
Thorsten
T
Yankah
Charles
C
Kuppe
Hermann
H
Weng
Yuguo
Y
Hetzer
Roland
R
D000328:Adult; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*