title: Simultaneous procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation: is less always more?
abstract: In up to 50% of patients undergoing continuous flow, axial pump, left-ventricular and assist device (LVAD) placement, concomitant procedures are performed. The underlying lesions have a broad spectrum of severity, complexity, and impact on clinical outcomes. This review describes the concomitant lesions often encountered with LVAD implantation and clinical relevance of their repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Division Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, N-813 Doan Hall, 410 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaik
authors.forename: Robert S D
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans