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.
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
Satoru
S
Osaki
Niloo M
NM
Edwards
Takushi
T
Kohmoto
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