title: Staged and effortless explantation of CircuLite Synergy micropump.
abstract: Synergy(®) micropump was implanted as a bridge to heart transplantation in a middle-age lady with chronic advanced heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. After a good initial recovery, patient was discharged to ward, where her stay was prolonged due to non-healing operative wound over the micropump and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. After 3 months of therapy, the heart seemed to be recovered and the micropump was explanted. In view of the patient's bleeding tendency, the micropump was explanted in staged manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, UK, drprashantis@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Prashant N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mohite
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabashnikov
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Bartlomeij
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zych
authors.forename: Andre R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013997:Time Factors