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Robotic-assisted LVAD implantation enables a less invasive approach while preserving muscle flaps for transplantation.
Case Report (n=1)
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Left ventricular assist devices are increasingly important in the management of advanced heart failure. Most patients who benefit from these devices have had some prior cardiac surgery, making implantation of higher risk. This is especially true in patients who have had prior pectoralis flap reconstruction after sternectomy for mediastinitis. We outline the course of such a patient, in whom the use of robotic assistance allowed for a less invasive device implantation approach with preservation of the flap for transplantation.
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Khalpey et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Advanced heart failure with prior sternectomy and pectoralis muscle flap reconstruction for mediastinitis (n=1). Robotic-assisted left ventricular assist device implantation was evaluated on Successful device implantation with preservation of the pectoralis muscle flap. Robotic-assisted left ventricular assist device implantation enabled a less invasive approach and preserved the pectoralis muscle flap for transplantation in 1 patient with prior sternectomy.
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