Ventricular assist device implantation in neonates: Adjustment of the BerlinHeart EXCOR arterial cannula with bovine pericardium Tonny D.T. Tjan, MD, Andreas Hoffmeier, MD, Hans Heinrich Scheld, MD, Stefan Klotz, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 139, Issue 3, Pages 783-784 (March 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.016 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Normal EXCOR arterial cannula (A), after jacketing with bovine pericardium (B), and after suturing of outer border with EXCOR suture ring (C). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 783-784DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.016) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Suturing of EXCOR cannula with bovine pericardium to small ascending aorta (A) and final implantation (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 783-784DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.016) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions