Strategies for left ventricular assist device insertion after the Dor procedure.
Insertion of the inflow cannula of an implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a surgical challenge in patients who have previously undergone a Dor ventriculoplasty procedure. We report a 54-year-old man who had successful LVAD insertion 18 months after a Dor procedure. We also describe the strategy of LVAD insertion in such patients.
Osaki
Satoru
S
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792-3236, USA. osaki@surgery.wisc.edu
Edwards
Niloo M
NM
Kohmoto
Takushi
T
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*