title: Cannulation techniques for temporary right and left ventricular support: simple solutions for a difficult problem.
abstract: End-stage cardiac failure where appropriate is best treated with cardiac transplantation. With improvements in medical therapy, the emergence of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and an increasingly ageing population, patients with right, left or biventricular failure, who are not suitable for cardiac transplantation or long-term ventricular assist device therapy, present for cardiac surgery. The modern cardiac surgeon needs to have a safe strategy for dealing with these complex cases. We report two cases that illustrate simple and safe cannulation techniques for temporary left and right ventricular failure.
authors: The Oxford Heart Centre, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK. ravidesilva@nhs.net
authors: Ravi J
authors: RJ
authors: De Silva
authors: Alina
authors: A
authors: Gallo
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Westaby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male