TY - JOUR
T1 - Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in patients with a complex apical anatomy
AU - Palmen, Meindert
AU - Verwey, Harriette F.
AU - Haeck, Marlieke L. A.
AU - Holman, Eduard. R.
AU - Schalij, Martin J.
AU - Klautz, Robert J. M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Implantation of a left ventricular assist device can be challenging in patients with an altered apical anatomy after cardiac surgery or as the result of the presence of a calcified apical aneurysm. In this paper we present 2 cases with a challenging apical anatomy and introduce a new surgical technique facilitating left ventricular assist device implantation in these patients. © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
AB - Implantation of a left ventricular assist device can be challenging in patients with an altered apical anatomy after cardiac surgery or as the result of the presence of a calcified apical aneurysm. In this paper we present 2 cases with a challenging apical anatomy and introduce a new surgical technique facilitating left ventricular assist device implantation in these patients. © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84870030302&origin=inward
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23176931
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.036
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 23176931
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 94
SP - 2122
EP - 2125
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -