Impact of a surgical approach for implantation of durable left ventricular assist devices in patients on extracorporeal life support.
Evgenij V PotapovAntonino LoforteFederico PappalardoMichiel MorshuisDavid SchibilskyDaniel ZimpferDaniel LewinJulia RiebandtKonstantin Von AspernJulia SteinMatteo AttisaniAssad HaneyaFaiz RamjankhanDirk W DonkerUlrich P JordeRadi WielochRafael AyalaJochen CremerMauro RinaldiAndrea MontisciMichael A BorgerArtur LichtenbergJan GummertDiyar SaeedPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
LIS for implantation of a durable LVAD in patients on va-ECLS implanted for cardiogenic shock is associated with less revision due to bleeding, less administration of blood products and absence of perioperative stroke, with no impact on survival.