Successful weaning from the DuraHeart with a low left ventricular ejection fraction.

Authors :: Kimura M
Kinoshita O
Nishimura T
Imamura T
Shiga T
Kashiwa K
Kinugawa K
Kyo S
Ono M
Source :: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs [J Artif Organs] 2013 Dec; Vol. 16 (4), pp. 504-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Aug 02.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: We report a case in which the DuraHeart (Terumo Heart, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) was successfully removed despite a low ejection fraction. A 33-year-old man who suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy underwent implantation of the DuraHeart. The assist flow decreased to less than 1.0 l/min 3 months after the implantation. Echocardiography demonstrated a low left ventricular ejection fraction (26 %) and left ventricular dilatation (64 mm). Right heart catheterization revealed a cardiac index of 2.9 l/min/m(2) with a DuraHeart flow of 0.7 l/min. The patient underwent DuraHeart explantation without cardiopulmonary bypass. He was stable at 10 months post-explant.

Subjects :: Adult
Humans
Male
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated therapy
Heart-Assist Devices
Stroke Volume
Ventricular Function, Left

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1619-0904
Volume :: 16
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 23907564
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-013-0723-3

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