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Left ventricular unloading with a microaxial pump as a bridge to surgery allowed for successful surgical ventricular reconstruction in a patient with a giant left ventricular aneurysm.
Case Report (n=1)
A microaxial pump can be successfully used for left ventricular unloading as a bridge to surgical reconstruction of a giant left ventricular aneurysm.
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Supports feasibility of microaxial unloading as bridge to surgery; leaves open broader applicability and safety.
A 46-year-old male patient presented with cardiac decompensation due to a giant left ventricular aneurysm combined with a severely reduced left ventricular function after a silent myocardial infarction. Left ventricular unloading was performed with a microaxial pump as a bridge to surgery. Myocardial function in the basal segments was preserved and surgical ventricular reconstruction was performed successfully.
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Medina et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Giant left ventricular aneurysm with severely reduced left ventricular function (n=1). Left ventricular unloading with a microaxial pump and surgical ventricular reconstruction was evaluated on Successful surgical ventricular reconstruction. Left ventricular unloading with a microaxial pump as a bridge to surgery allowed for successful surgical ventricular reconstruction in a patient with a giant left ventricular aneurysm.
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