title: HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Combined with Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction.
abstract: Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) extend survival of patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to transplant or for destination therapy. However, implant of these devices may be challenging, especially in cases of a left ventricular aneurysm involving the left ventricular apical wall. In this report, we describe a symptomatic patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy and a large left ventricular anterior aneurysm treated by reconstruction of the left ventricle and simultaneous implant of the HeartWare LVAD system (HVAD; HeartWare International, Inc., Framingham, MA, USA).
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kervan
authors.forename: Ertekin Utku
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Dogan Emre
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sert
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pac
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left