title: Reoperative cardiac surgery after long-term ventricular support therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0277, USA. arandjm@medicine.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: Tomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Dana D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Klodell
mesh_terms: 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