A new right ventricular assist device for right ventricular support.
Right ventricular support by mechanical devices for postcardiotomy right heart failure is still associated with a high mortality. We report on the first use of a new paracardiac microaxial blood pump for postcardiotomy right heart failure in two patients undergoing emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (the first patient for a myocardial infarction complicated by a left ventricular wall rupture, the second patient for a dissection of the right coronary artery after an interventional procedure).
Christiansen
Stefan
S
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. schristiansen@ukaachen.de
Brose
Stefan
S
Demircan
Lütfü
L
Autschbach
Rüdiger
R
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*