Initial Clinical Experience With the Symphony Heart Assist System Renzo Cecere, MD, Robert D. Dowling, MD, Nadia Giannetti, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 99, Issue 1, Pages 298-301 (January 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.094 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chest roentgenogram taken immediately after implantation of the Symphony device in the right infraclavicular fossa. Note that the pump is similar in size to the patient’s implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in the left infraclavicular fossa. Inset shows the Symphony pump with graft and driveline. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 298-301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.094) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Hemodynamic improvements with Symphony System support. (A) Increased cardiac index and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on support. (B) Reduced right atrial pressure (RAP) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) on support. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 298-301DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.094) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions