Minimally Invasive Technique for Explantation of Right Ventricular Assist Devices

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1547-1548

  Haj Yahia, Saleem M ^a,b,c   Birks, Emma J ^a,b,c   Hardy, James ^c   Yacoub, Magdi H ^b,c   Khaghani, Asghar ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Harefield Heart Science Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CANNULA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33748747040     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Yacoub M.H. A novel strategy to maximize the efficacy of left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to recovery. Eur Heart J 22 (2001) 534-540
2. Tansley P., and Yacoub M.H. Minimally invasive explantation of left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124 (2002) 189-191