Less Invasive Surgical Approaches for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Marcel Ricklefs, MD, Jasmin S. Hanke, MD, Günes Dogan, MD, L. Christian Napp, MD, Christina Feldmann, PhD, Axel Haverich, MD, PhD, Jan D. Schmitto, MD, PhD, MBA, FCCP, FRCS (Glasg.) Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 1-6 (March 2018) DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.01.002 Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Less invasive approach for LVAD implantation: upper hemisternotomy combined with anterolateral thoracotomy. LVAD, left ventricular assist device. (Color version of figure is available online.) Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 30, 1-6DOI: (10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.01.002) Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Sewing ring of the LVAD (→) positioned onto the left anterolateral of the left ventricle. LVAD, left ventricular assist device. (Color version of figure is available online.) Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 30, 1-6DOI: (10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.01.002) Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
An example of a miniaturized left ventricular device. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 30, 1-6DOI: (10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.01.002) Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions