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Insertion of right ventricular assist device and its removal under local anesthesia
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Insertion of right ventricular assist device and its removal under local anesthesia

Tomas A Salerno, Marco Ricci, Efren Buitrago, Enisa M F Carvalho and Anthony L Panos
Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.25(1), pp.113-115
01/2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00780.x
PMID: 19538228

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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.
Heart Ventricles Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - therapy Device Removal Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - surgery Anesthesia, Local Defibrillators, Implantable Humans Middle Aged Male Heart-Assist Devices

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