Implantation of a right heart assist device without a heart-lung machine in a patient with an acontractile right ventricle and HIT Type II.
A simple surgical technique to insert an RVAD without the use of a heart-lung machine and without full anticoagulation is described here.
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Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. schmid@uni-muenster.de
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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*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin