Off-pump replacement of the INCOR implantable axial-flow pump.
Owing to the actual increase of mechanical circulatory support durations, total or partial replacement of ventricular assist devices (VADs) will most certainly have to be performed with increasing frequency. Herein we report the case of a patient in whom an INCOR (Berlin Heart AG, Berlin) implantable axial-flow pump was replaced without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), underscoring some of the unique features provided by this system.
Nakashima
Kuniki
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France. kuniki.nakashima@hmn.aphp.fr
Kirsch
Matthias E W
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Vermes
Emmanuelle
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Rosanval
Odile
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Loisance
Daniel
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