Reoperative cardiac surgery after long-term ventricular support therapy.
The use of investigational passive support devices continues to be evaluated in the treatment of heart failure. One concern with this technology is the future need for a reoperation such as coronary artery bypass surgery, placement of a left ventricular assist device or cardiac transplantation. In this report, we describe our experience with two patients who required reoperation after long-term use of a passive ventricular support device.
Aranda
Juan M
JM
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0277, USA. arandjm@medicine.ufl.edu
Martin
Tomas D
TD
Leach
Dana D
DD
Klodell
Charles T
CT
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome