Insertion of Right Ventricular Assist Device and Its Removal Under Local Anesthesia
Tomas A. Salerno M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorMarco Ricci M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorEfren Buitrago M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorEnisa M.F. Carvalho B.Sc.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorAnthony L. Panos M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorTomas A. Salerno M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorMarco Ricci M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorEfren Buitrago M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorEnisa M.F. Carvalho B.Sc.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorAnthony L. Panos M.D.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
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Abstract A patient with acute right ventricular infarction was treated with coronary artery bypass grafting. A few days later developed right ventricular failure and required insertion of a right ventricular assist device through a sternotomy approach (TandemHeart®, CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA). We herein report a technique in which the removal of the right ventricular assist device is performed under local anesthesia without a sternotomy incision. (J Card Surg 2010;25:113-115)
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