Simultaneous temporary CentriMag right ventricular assist device placement in HeartMate II left ventricular assist system recipients at high risk of right ventricular failure

Antonino Loforte; Andrea Montalto; Paola Lilla Della Monica; Francesco Musumeci

doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.230706

Simultaneous temporary CentriMag right ventricular assist device placement in HeartMate II left ventricular assist system recipients at high risk of right ventricular failure

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;10(6):847-50. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.230706. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Authors

Antonino Loforte¹, Andrea Montalto, Paola Lilla Della Monica, Francesco Musumeci

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, San Camillo Hospital, P.za C. Forlanini n.1, Rome 00151, Italy. antonioloforte@yahoo.it

PMID: 20231307
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.230706

Abstract

An approach is reported for right ventricle temporary mechanical support in long-term axial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients preoperatively judged at high risk of right ventricular (RV) failure. The timing for RV assist device (RVAD) weaning and the technique for its removal through a right mini-thoracotomy are described. This strategy provides a good outcome in LVAD recipients avoiding the risk of immediate postoperative RV failure.

MeSH terms

Adult
Device Removal
Equipment Design
Female
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reoperation
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sternotomy
Thoracotomy
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / prevention & control*