title: Implantation of HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Single-Lung Patient.
abstract: The use of mechanical assist devices has been established as an effective therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Implantable left ventricular assist devices are becoming more common in the clinical practice of cardiac surgery. This report illustrates the use of a HeartMate II (Thoratec Pleasanton, CA) left ventricular assist device in a patient with a single lung and dilated cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a left ventricular assist device placement in a patient with a prior pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
authors.forename: Liset
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stoletniy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakr
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California. Electronic address: arazzouk@llu.edu.
authors.forename: Anees
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razzouk
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed