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| Title |
Left ventricular assist device implantation in high risk destination therapy patients: an alternative surgical approach
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| Published in |
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1749-8090-7-21 |
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| Authors |
Louis E Samuels, Elena Casanova-Ghosh, Roberto Rodriguez, Christopher Droogan |
| Abstract |
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for Destination Therapy (DT) is an established therapy for end stage heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates. Many DT patients requiring LVADs have had prior open heart surgery, the majority of whom had prior sternotomy. In addition, DT patients tend to be older and more likely to have more significant co-morbidities than their Bridge-To-Transplant (BTT) counterparts. As such, placement of an implantable LVAD in DT patients can be technically hazardous and potentially prone to more perioperative complications. The purpose of this report is to describe an alternative implantation approach for the implantation of the Heartmate II™ LVAD in high risk DT patients. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 9 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 9 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 33% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 22% |
| Researcher | 2 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 11% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 78% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 11% |