title: Use of Rotaflow pump for left ventricular assist device bridging for 15 weeks.
abstract: Mechanical circulatory support systems have been described for short- and long-term left ventricular assistance. We report the use of a Rotaflow centrifugal pump in a 55-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular dysfunction. He was successfully bridged to transplantation with 15 weeks of Rotaflow support, with no major adverse events.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Feras
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khaliel
authors.forename: Waleed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Al Habeeb
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kjellman
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Heart failure; heart transplantation; heart-assist devices