title: Implantation of MicroMed DeBakey VAD through left thoracotomy after previous median sternotomy operations.
abstract: A left lateral thoracotomy was used for implantation of the continuous-flow MicroMed DeBakey left ventricular assist device in 12 patients with previous heart operations through a median sternotomy. This approach avoids reopening the chest through a median sternotomy and reduces the risk of bleeding and subsequent complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. hetzer@dhzb.de
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
authors.forename: Evgenij V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Potapov
authors.forename: Yuguo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinawski
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Knollmann
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komoda
authors.forename: Ewald
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hennig
authors.forename: Miralem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasic
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*