Hybrid approach to HeartMate II left ventricular assist device exchange Tomasz A. Timek, MD, Robert L. Hooker, MD, Asghar Khaghani, MD, William Merhi, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 145, Issue 3, Pages 878-880 (March 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.076 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Surgical exposure through subxiphoid (A) and left subcostal (B) incisions for access to the outflow and inflow portions of the left ventricular assist device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 878-880DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.076) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 A, Inflation of balloon in outflow graft to facilitate device removal. B, Placement of deairing pigtail catheter after device exchange. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 878-880DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.076) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Surgical incisions after skin approximation (A) and 6 months after surgery (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 878-880DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.076) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions