Replacement of an intracorporeal left ventricular assist device |
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| Authors: | JL Skinner RC Bourge JK Kirklin DC McGiffin WL Holman |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-0007, USA. |
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| Abstract: | An intracorporeal left ventricular assist device was placed as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in a 51-year-old man after an acute myocardial infarction. After 126 days of support, the left ventricular assist device malfunctioned. The pump, which had a tear in its pneumatic drive line, was successfully replaced. |
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