TY - JOUR
T1 - Reinforcement of heartmate II bend relief connection
T2 - Champagne bottle technique
AU - Ota, Takeyoshi
AU - Takayama, Hiroo
AU - Khalpey, Zain
AU - Naka, Yoshifumi
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - HeartMate II (Thoratec Corp, Pleasanton, CA) continuous-flow ventricular assist devices may be exchanged through a subcostal approach, where the device body can be accessed easily and safely. The existing bend relief needs to be reattached to the new device body at the end of the operation, and this reattachment often results in a malalignment between the outflow graft, the bend relief, and the device body. This causes unexpected detachment and subsequent graft kinking. We present a new, simple technique to reinforce the bend relief connection.
AB - HeartMate II (Thoratec Corp, Pleasanton, CA) continuous-flow ventricular assist devices may be exchanged through a subcostal approach, where the device body can be accessed easily and safely. The existing bend relief needs to be reattached to the new device body at the end of the operation, and this reattachment often results in a malalignment between the outflow graft, the bend relief, and the device body. This causes unexpected detachment and subsequent graft kinking. We present a new, simple technique to reinforce the bend relief connection.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.12.023
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.12.023
M3 - Article
C2 - 23522236
AN - SCOPUS:84875306601
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 95
SP - e107-e108
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -