Cannulation techniques for temporary right and left ventricular support: simple solutions for a difficult problem

End-stage cardiac failure where appropriate is best treated with cardiac transplantation. With improvements in medical therapy, the emergence of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and an increasingly ageing population, patients with right, left or biventricular failure, who are not suitable...

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Published in:European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2012-10, Vol.42 (4), p.728-730
Main Authors: De Silva, Ravi J., Gallo, Alina, Westaby, Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization - methods
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications
Coronary Artery Disease - complications
Coronary Artery Disease - surgery
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - instrumentation
Female
Heart
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - surgery
Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
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Summary:End-stage cardiac failure where appropriate is best treated with cardiac transplantation. With improvements in medical therapy, the emergence of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and an increasingly ageing population, patients with right, left or biventricular failure, who are not suitable for cardiac transplantation or long-term ventricular assist device therapy, present for cardiac surgery. The modern cardiac surgeon needs to have a safe strategy for dealing with these complex cases. We report two cases that illustrate simple and safe cannulation techniques for temporary left and right ventricular failure.
ISSN:1010-7940
1873-734X
DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezs375