Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Programs for Pediatric VAD Patients
Fig. 41.1 Child supported on Berlin Heart BiVAD seated in car seat mounted on IKUS driving unit For larger children and adolescents, ambulation is much easier because of the use…
Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric Population: Clinical Considerations, Indications, Strategies, and Postoperative Management
Fig. 35.1 Pump output of Berlin Heart EXCOR pediatric at common clinical use. Depending on body size and patient’s needs, pump chambers of different sizes can be chosen Table 35.1…
Low INTERMACS Profiles: One-Stage Durable LVAD Implantation for INTERMACS Level 1: Indications and Contraindications
(1) Divisions of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 10.1 Introduction Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become the standard of care…
To Pump or Not to Pump: The Role of CPB or ECMO
Fig. 25.1 Thoracotomy access to LV apex. In addition, the left subclavian artery has been exposed via a subclavicular incision and will later on become the site of outflow graft…
Role of Inotropes, Pulmonary Vasodilators, and Other Pharmacologic Interventions for Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Fig. 21.1 Management algorithm for perioperative right ventricular management (Ref. [31]) A study from our group and another recent review of 2196 patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National…
Intraoperative Anesthesiological Monitoring and Management
Device Measure PAC PVR, SvO2 TEE Right ventricle function, shape of ventricular septum, LV filling, PFO, etc. NIRS ScvO2 correlation, adequate tissue perfusion LAP LV filling pressure Table 16.2 TEE…
Engineering and Clinical Considerations in Pulsatile Blood Pump
Fig. 15.1 Pressure curves (top left), filling curves (top right) and cardiac output curves (bottom) displayed on the SynCardia “Companion 2” driver If this peak is not existent because at…
Mechanical Circulatory Support as Bridge to Candidacy
© 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_13 13. Mechanical Circulatory Support as Bridge to Candidacy Maria Frigerio1, 2 , Manlio Cipriani3 and David Feldman4 (1)…
Low INTERMACS Profiles: Temporary ECMO or TAH Support
© 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_8 8. Low INTERMACS Profiles: Temporary ECMO or TAH Support V. Tarzia1, G. Bortolussi1, Lorenzo Bagozzi1, T. Bottio1 and…
