title: Implantation of a right heart assist device without a heart-lung machine in a patient with an acontractile right ventricle and HIT Type II.
abstract: A simple surgical technique to insert an RVAD without the use of a heart-lung machine and without full anticoagulation is described here.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. schmid@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: T D T
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Tjan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Welp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin