Ventricular assist device placement following surgical ventricular restoration.
Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) is an accepted treatment option for patients with end-stage congestive heart failure (CHF). A minority of these patients will require the placement of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We report our operative technique for placement of an LVAD following SVR.
Williams
Jason
J
Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Blalock 618, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Conte
John
J