Use of polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft to cover the kinking protector of left ventricular assist device facilitates later pump exchange

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug;148(2):745-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.034. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

Authors

Evgenij V Potapov¹, Roland Hetzer², Thomas Krabatsch²

Affiliations

¹ Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 24768102
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.034

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Device Removal*
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Polytetrafluoroethylene*
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Implantation
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left*

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene