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Modified pericardial closure technique in patients with ventricular assist device

Authors :
Colombo Tiziano
Marco Lanfranconi
Giuseppe Bruschi
Claudio Russo
Ettore Vitali
Source :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 69:1278-1279
Publication Year :
2000
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2000.

Abstract

The use of Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ) sheet for pericardial closure in patients with left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant allows easy dissection of epicardial adhesions and safe resternotomy at the moment of heart transplantation, with no complications or significant cost increase related to the Gore-Tex itself.

Details

ISSN :
00034975
Volume :
69
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6f3c126bbee884ddb4d566bae2e3c7a0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01554-4