Fig. 45.1 Depiction of benefits and risks through 1 year after mechanical circulatory support Inherent to the ethical considerations of shared decision making regarding MCS as a treatment option are…
Fig. 34.1 Intraoperative view of individually designed titanium plug inserted after HeartWare HVAD explantation through left lateral thoracotomy Fig. 34.2 Thoracic X-ray after removal of HeartMate II showing the titanium…
Fig. 4.1 Patient selection workflow. HF heart failure; EF ejection fraction; OMM optimal medical management; CRT continuous replacement therapy; 6MWT 6-minutes walking test; PCP pulmonary capillary pressure; SBP systolic blood…
Fig. 20.1 Tricuspid regurgitation severity frequency distribution for 137 patients who did not receive a concurrent tricuspid valve procedure during LVAD implantation [5]. Figure demonstrates tricuspid valve regurgitation severity; (a)…
Procedure/system Heparin [IU/Kg]a Target ACT [s]b Open CPB circuit 400 400–480 MECC system (complete heparin coating) 150–300 300–400 ECLS (complete biocompatible coating) 50–100 160–180c ECLS (noncoated) 100–150 180–220c “Off-pump” 100–150…
Fig. 58.1 Kaplan Myer analysis: overall survival of all MCS devices The overall actuarial survival of 2850 patients receiving a primary implantation with a MCS device at 6 months, 1,…
Fig. 11.1 Kaplan-Meier analysis of survival for transplant-ineligible patients who received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) versus optimal medical therapy (Reproduced, with permission, from Rose et al. [3]) This…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrea Montalto, Antonio Loforte, Francesco Musumeci, Thomas Krabatsch and Mark S. Slaughter (eds.)Mechanical Circulatory Support in End-Stage Heart Failure10.1007/978-3-319-43383-7_51 51. Concomitant Noncardiac Surgery During Mechanical Circulatory Support: Management of Therapy Rachel A. Beaupré1 and Jeffrey A. Morgan2 …
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Andrea Montalto, Antonio Loforte, Francesco Musumeci, Thomas Krabatsch and Mark S. Slaughter (eds.)Mechanical Circulatory Support in End-Stage Heart Failure10.1007/978-3-319-43383-7_46 46. Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Rachel A. Beaupré1 and Jeffrey A. Morgan2 (1) Center for Circulatory Support, Cardiac…
, Giacomo Bortolussi1, Jonida Bejko1, Tomaso Bottio1 and Gino Gerosa1 (1) Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy Hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications largely contribute…
