Implantation of short-term biventricular assist device (BiVAD) using the CentriMag™ system: the Manchester technique

Mayur Jain; Bassem Gadallah; Sudeep Das De; Vipin Mehta

doi:10.1007/s12055-024-01718-5

Implantation of short-term biventricular assist device (BiVAD) using the CentriMag™ system: the Manchester technique

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul;40(4):521-525. doi: 10.1007/s12055-024-01718-5. Epub 2024 Apr 9.

Authors

Mayur Jain¹, Bassem Gadallah^{1

2}, Sudeep Das De¹, Vipin Mehta¹

Affiliations

¹ Heart Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Unit, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
² Benha University, Benha, Egypt.

PMID: 38919178
PMCID: PMC11194248 (available on 2025-07-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-024-01718-5

Abstract

Biventricular assist devices (BiVADs) using the CentriMag™ system are being used increasingly as a form of short-term mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of acute cardiogenic shock from any aetiology. They can be used as a bridge to decision, recovery or transplantation. BiVADs are associated with better clinical outcomes when compared to veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) systems. In this paper, we describe a safe and reproducible method of BiVAD implantation using the CentriMag™ system at our institution.

Keywords: Advanced heart failure; CentriMag; Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS); Surgery for Heart Failure; Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).