title: Repair of left ventricular driveline tear in a SynCardia-total artificial heart patient.
abstract: We report the case of a 64-year old Caucasian male patient with a tear of the left ventricular driveline just above the driveline-air tube junction. We describe the repair technique and the necessary set of tools.
authors.affiliation: Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Fahrner street 135-137, Duisburg 47169, Germany. sotirios.spiliopolos@ejk.de.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulos
authors.forename: Magda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tenderich
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guersoy
authors.forename: Guenes
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koerfer
authors.forename: Gero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tenderich
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation