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Temporary left ventricular assist device through an axillary access is a promising approach to improve outcomes in refractory cardiogenic shock patients.
ASAIO J
February 2016
From the *Department of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center/Baylor Scott and White Health Center, Temple, Texas; †Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor, Scott and White Temple Clinic, Temple, Texas; ‡Department of Surgery, Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Hollywood, Florida; and §Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Temple Clinic, Temple, Texas.
Cardiogenic shock (CS) causes significant morbidity and mortality and such patients can deteriorate rapidly. Temporary left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are a promising approach to manage these patients. The following is a case series in which patients stabilized with a temporary LVAD for CS improvement were analyzed retrospectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMini right thoracotomy as an approach to aortic valve closure in an assist device patient.
ASAIO J
May 2015
From the *Department of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center/Baylor; and †Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor, Scott and White Temple Clinic, Temple, TX.
This case report concerns a patient status post left ventricular assist device placement that was complicated by new onset severe aortic valve insufficiency. After almost 2 years with his device, the patient had a syncopal episode and had worsening aortic valve regurgitation on echocardiography. The patient underwent an aortic valve closure via the right second intercostal space, which represents a new approach to managing these patients surgically and avoiding repeat sternotomies and further right ventricle injury.
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