title: Hybrid ventricular assist device: Heartmate XVE LVAD and Abiomed AB5000 RVAD.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Louis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Shemanski
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casanova-Ghosh
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagan
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garwood
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Droogan
mesh_terms: 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*