- 著者
- Tadahisa Sugiura Chitaru Kurihara Masashi Kawabori Andre C. Critsinelis Andrew B. Civitello Jeffrey A. Morgan O. H. Frazier
- 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.1, pp.64-67, 2021 (Released:2021-02-20)
- 参考文献数
- 5
- 被引用文献数
- 1 3
An increasing number of children with congenital heart disease are surviving into adulthood and subsequently developing end-stage heart failure. Two example populations are adults who have been previously operated on for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) and transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Implantation of a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) in these patients can present unusual anatomical and physiologic challenges. In this report, we describe outcomes of CF-LVAD implantation in three such patients. These cases demonstrate the feasibility of implanting a CF-LVAD in patients who have undergone surgery for CCTGA and/or TGA.
- 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.