Implantation of MicroMed DeBakey VAD through left thoracotomy after previous median sternotomy operations.
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.
Hetzer
Roland
R
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. hetzer@dhzb.de
Potapov
Evgenij V
EV
Weng
Yuguo
Y
Sinawski
Henryk
H
Knollmann
Friedrich
F
Komoda
Takeshi
T
Hennig
Ewald
E
Pasic
Miralem
M
D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*