Patient-tailored silicone plug for HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device explantation.

Elbayomi MohamedTandler ReneEbel NinaShubert DirkWerner SiegfriedKondruweit MarkusWeyand MichealHeim Christian

Published in: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs (2023)

Patient-tailored silicone plug for HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device explantation in two successive males proceeded successfully. Given medical therapeutic advancements, FDA-approved plug systems designed by LVAD manufacturers themselves will be necessary for the near future to provide a safe and simple device explantation alternative that fulfills all regulatory standards.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
case report
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smoking cessation
transcription factor
current status