Abstract
Mechanical circulatory support systems have been described for short- and long-term left ventricular assistance. We report the use of a Rotaflow centrifugal pump in a 55-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular dysfunction. He was successfully bridged to transplantation with 15 weeks of Rotaflow support, with no major adverse events.
Keywords:
Heart failure; heart transplantation; heart-assist devices.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Video-Audio Media
MeSH terms
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Cardiomyopathies / complications
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
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Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Heart Failure / diagnosis
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Heart Failure / physiopathology
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Heart Failure / therapy*
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Heart Transplantation
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Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prosthesis Design
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*
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Ventricular Function, Left*