Hybrid ventricular assist device: Heartmate XVE LVAD and Abiomed AB5000 RVAD.

Authors

Louis E Samuels
Karen A Shemanski DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Elena Casanova-Ghosh
Kevin Hagan
Phil Garwood
Christopher Droogan

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2008

Abstract

The need for a right ventricular assist device following an implantable left ventricular assist device creates a complex situation for the surgeon, nursing staff, and the patient. The purpose of this report is to describe the rationale, technical, and perioperative issues of a hybrid ventricular assist device consisting of a Heartmate XVE (Thoratec, Inc., Pleasonton, CA) left ventricular assist device and Abiomed AB5000 right ventricular assist device (Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA).

Volume

54

Issue

3

First Page

332

Last Page

334

ISSN

1538-943X

Published In/Presented At

Samuels, L. E., Shemanski, K. A., Casanova-Ghosh, E., Hagan, K., Garwood, P., & Droogan, C. (2008). Hybrid ventricular assist device: Heartmate XVE LVAD and Abiomed AB5000 RVAD. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 54(3), 332–334. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0b013e318172eeb8

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

18496285

Department(s)

Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology

Document Type

Article