CV Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Paper
August 7, 2019
A modified implantation technique for temporary right ventricular assist device: Enabling ambulation and less invasive decannulation
Rinewalt, D., Shudo, Y., MacArthur, J. W., Woo, Y. J., Hiesinger, W.
This report describes our unique temporary right ventricular assist device (RVAD) implantation technique, which enables early mobilization even during biventricular support and subsequent less invasive RVAD removal without needing resternotomy upon recovery.