, 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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
© 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_3 3. Cardiomyopathies and Clinical Features F. Grigioni1 , L. Potena1, G. Marinelli2 and Marco Masetti1 (1) Department of Cardiology…
