title: Implanting permanent left ventricular assist devices in patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
abstract: Selected patients who fail to be weaned off temporary veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support may be considered for long-term left ventricular assist devices.  We describe here a left ventricular assist device implantation technique in patients with prior veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support without the use of a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, which minimizes the intraoperative trauma and blood loss while still meeting all the goals of the standard procedure.
authors.forename: Diyar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assmann
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdeen
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: Bujar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maxhera
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sadat
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sixt
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: VAD; ECMO; ECLS; CPB; Cardiogenic shock