Insertion of Right Ventricular Assist Device and Its Removal Under Local Anesthesia |
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| Authors: | Tomas A. Salerno M.D. Marco Ricci M.D. Efren Buitrago M.D. Enisa M.F. Carvalho B.Sc. Anthony L. Panos M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A patient with acute right ventricular infarction was treated with coronary artery bypass grafting. A few days later developed right ventricular failure and required insertion of a right ventricular assist device through a sternotomy approach (TandemHeart®, CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA). We herein report a technique in which the removal of the right ventricular assist device is performed under local anesthesia without a sternotomy incision. (J Card Surg 2010;25:113-115) |
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