Minimally Invasive Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device for Acute Right Ventricular Failure

Stephen H McKellar; Antigone Koliopoulou; Craig H Selzman

doi:10.1111/jocs.12669

Minimally Invasive Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device for Acute Right Ventricular Failure

J Card Surg. 2016 Jan;31(1):69-71. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12669. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

Authors

Stephen H McKellar¹, Antigone Koliopoulou¹, Craig H Selzman¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 26585555
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12669

Abstract

Minimally invasive approaches to acute mechanical circulatory support are needed to reduce hemorrhagic and other complications. We describe our minimally invasive approach to right ventricular assist device placement in patients with acute, non-postcardiotomy, right ventricular failure.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Ventricles
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Oxygenators
Prosthesis Implantation / methods*