title: Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in situs inversus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany. musci@dhzb.de
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Musci
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jurmann
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drews
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yankah
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuppe
authors.forename: Yuguo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*