• Artificial organs · Jun 2014

    Case Reports

    Minimally invasive left ventricular assist device explantation after cardiac recovery: surgical technical considerations.

    • Jan D Schmitto, Sebastian V Rojas, Jasmin S Hanke, Murat Avsar, and Axel Haverich.
    • Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
    • Artif Organs. 2014 Jun 1; 38 (6): 507-10.

    AbstractThe new generation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has enabled minimally invasive surgical procedures for implantation. Herein we present two alternative approaches for minimally invasive LVAD explantation following cardiac recovery, avoiding a sternotomy and improving patient safety.Copyright © 2013 International Center for Artificial Organs and Transplantation and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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