title: Implantation of a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device via left thoracotomy.
abstract: Left thoracotomy was used as an approach for the implantation of pulsatile ventricular assist devices. Avoiding the standard approach of median sternotomy is attractive in patients undergoing complicated redo cardiac surgery, especially with prior mediastinal radiation. We report a case of the use of left thoracotomy for the implantation of the HeartMate II axial-flow pump.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Yang Hyun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Salil V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Deo
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schirger
authors.forename: Naveen L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stulak
authors.forename: Soon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods