Abstract |
Patients with hostile chests are often precluded from the use of left ventricular assist device therapies for advanced heart failure. We describe a technique for left ventricular assist device implantation using a left thoracotomy approach with outflow graft anastomosis to the left subclavian artery and placement of a distal band to the left subclavian artery. Distal banding of the left subclavian artery prevents over-circulation to the left upper extremity. This technique provides an alternative approach for left ventricular assist device implantation in patients who otherwise would be deemed inoperable because of hostile chest.
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Authors | Ryan Bedi, Tung Vu, Aditya Bansal |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 113
Issue 5
Pg. e381-e383
(05 2022)
ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 34492215
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Heart Failure
(surgery)
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Humans
- Prosthesis Implantation
(methods)
- Subclavian Artery
(diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Thoracotomy
(methods)
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