title: The anesthetic experience of implantable left ventricular assist device insertion: a case report.
abstract: Because of insufficient number of donor hearts for cardiac transplantation, the use of implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been increasing as an alternative. During this procedure, the fundamental role of anesthesiologists would be to maintain stable hemodynamics. This report describes the anesthetic case of a 75-year-old man who underwent implantable LVAD placement as a destination therapy of his heart failure in Korea. The procedure and anesthesia were uneventful with transesophageal echocariographic guide. He moved to the ward on postoperative day 10 without fatal complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gahyun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Wan
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chung Su
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sangmin Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Tak
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Anesthesia; Heart failure; Implantable left ventricular assist device; Transesophageal echocardiography