Key result
Open surgical insertion of the TandemHeart device facilitates postoperative mechanical circulatory support after cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
The TandemHeart device is unique in directly unloading oxygenated blood from the left atrium and may be needed for postoperative support after open cardiac surgeries, but detailed descriptions of its open surgical insertion are lacking.
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The article provides a detailed technical description of the open surgical insertion of the TandemHeart device for left ventricular unloading.
TandemHeart (Cardiac Assist Inc., Pittsburgh, PA) is a valuable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device that provides left atrial to femoral artery bypass and directly unloads the left ventricle. The device is inserted under fluoroscopic guidance in the cardiac catheterization laboratory without requiring invasive surgical exposure. However, this device is unique because it directly unloads the oxygenated blood from the left atrium and may be needed for postoperative support in patients undergoing various open cardiac surgeries. In this article, we provide a detailed description of the open surgical insertion of a TandemHeart device.
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Rameni et al. (2023) studied Patients requiring postoperative mechanical circulatory support after open cardiac surgery. Open surgical insertion of TandemHeart device was evaluated. A detailed description of the open surgical insertion of the TandemHeart device is provided for patients requiring postoperative mechanical circulatory support after open cardiac surgery.
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