Hybrid ventricular assist device: Heartmate XVE LVAD and Abiomed AB5000 RVAD.
The need for a right ventricular assist device following an implantable left ventricular assist device creates a complex situation for the surgeon, nursing staff, and the patient. The purpose of this report is to describe the rationale, technical, and perioperative issues of a hybrid ventricular assist device consisting of a Heartmate XVE (Thoratec, Inc., Pleasonton, CA) left ventricular assist device and Abiomed AB5000 right ventricular assist device (Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA).
Samuels
Louis E
LE
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shemanski
Karen A
KA
Casanova-Ghosh
Elena
E
Hagan
Kevin
K
Garwood
Phil
P
Droogan
Christopher
C
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics; D018056:Hemorheology; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*