- 著者
- Andre Critsinelis Chitaru Kurihara Masashi Kawabori Tadahisa Sugiura Andrew B. Civitello Jeffrey A. Morgan
- 出版者
- The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- 雑誌
- Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ISSN:13411098)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.27, no.3, pp.211-214, 2021 (Released:2021-06-20)
- 参考文献数
- 8
- 被引用文献数
- 1
Mechanical circulatory support may result in sufficient myocardial recovery to allow for explantation of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The duration of support associated with left ventricular recovery has generally been 6–12 months. In this report, we present a patient in whom the left ventricle recovered after 5 years of support with a LVAD. Our report demonstrates that long-term monitoring for left ventricular recovery is prudent and may allow for late device explantation.