Publication Date
12-1-2015
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-14-4855
PMID
26664306
Publication Date(s)
December 2015
Language
English
PMCID
PMC4665280
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
12-1-2015
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Device removal/methods, heart assist devices, ventricular assist device, right, ventricular dysfunction, right/surgery
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Right ventricular failure can occur early or late after left ventricular assist device implantation. Support with a right ventricular assist device is needed in patients whose right ventricular failure does not respond to conservative management. The use of a temporary right ventricular assist device can enable the recovery of right ventricular function and avoid the use of a more permanent biventricular assist device, which is associated with complications and higher costs. We present our technique of instituting temporary right ventricular assist device support in patients who have undergone left ventricular assist device implantation.