Intraoperative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation: Complications and Lessons Learned

Marvin G Chang; Monica Miller; Adam A Dalia

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2019.10.022

Intraoperative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation: Complications and Lessons Learned

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr;34(4):1002-1004. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.10.022. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

Authors

Marvin G Chang¹, Monica Miller², Adam A Dalia²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: mgchang@mgh.harvard.edu.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Critical Care, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

PMID: 31787431
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.10.022

No abstract available

Keywords: HM2; HeartMate 2; HeartMate II; LVAD complication; LVAD explantation; TEE; intraoperative echocardiography; mechanical circulatory support.

MeSH terms

Device Removal
Heart Failure*
Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
Humans
Retrospective Studies