title: Biventricular amputation for biventricular pulsatile assist device implantation in patients with severe ventricular septal perforation.
abstract: Complete ischaemic destruction of the cardiac apex as well as the majority of the ventricular septum is usually a lethal condition with no alternatives except mechanical circulation support and highly urgent heart transplantation. Depending on the mass of the necrotic and destructed myocardium, implantation of a ventricular assist device can be challenging due to insufficient tissue quality. We describe here a new approach to pulsatile Thoratec (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA) extracorporeal biventricular assist device implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vollroth
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seeburger
authors.forename: Friedrich W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Borger