Key result
Left ventricular assist device insertion can be performed in patients with end-stage heart failure who have previously undergone apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
How is a left ventricular assist device implanted in a patient with previous apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
How is a left ventricular assist device implanted in a patient with previous apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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This case report provides a surgical technique for LVAD implantation in patients with end-stage heart failure who have previously undergone apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Apical hypertrophy is a rare variant of hypertropic cardiomyopathy. These patients may present with end-stage congestive heart failure subsequent to long standing diastolic dysfunction. We report the technique for left ventricular assist device insertion in a patient with previous apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Cho et al. (2012) studied this question. Left ventricular assist device insertion can be performed in patients with end-stage heart failure who have previously undergone apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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