title: Heartmate II™ device placement five years following ACORN CorCap™ device implantation.
abstract: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for destination therapy (DT) is an established therapy. More patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior sternotomy. As such, placement of an implantable LVAD in a redo setting can be hazardous. This report describes the implant of a Heartmate II™ LVAD in a patient with a prior ACORN CorCap™.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA.
authors.forename: Louis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casanova-Ghosh
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Droogan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D056346:Sternotomy; D013908:Thoracotomy