title: Rapid pacing for the off-pump insertion of the Jarvik left ventricular assist device.
abstract: We present our technique for the implantation of the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device (Jarvik Heart, Inc, New York, NY) without cardiopulmonary bypass by the induction of rapid pacing that allows the insertion of the apical device into the left ventricle, minimizing blood loss and surgical complications. Although the off-pump implantation of left ventricular assist devices is not new, our experience of rapid pacing has not been previously reported to our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Centofanti
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Attisani
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016276:Ventricular Function