Anaesthesia for implantation of the Jarvik 2000 Flowmaker LVAD.
The Jarvik 2000 Flowmaker is an intraventricular continuous axial flow left ventricular assist device. We describe the anaesthetic management and considerations for five patients with end-stage heart failure who underwent implantation of the Jarvik 2000 Flowmaker as a bridge to transplantation or as destination therapy.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D044362:Australasia; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left