Less invasive left ventricular assist device placement for difficult resternotomy

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Oct;140(4):932-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.028. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

Authors

Hiroo Takayama¹, Yoshifumi Naka, Ulrich P Jorde, Allan S Stewart

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.

PMID: 20541223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Transplantation
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Reoperation
Sternotomy*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome