A Novel, Catheter-Based Approach to Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation After Myocardial Recovery Sanford M. Zeigler, MD, Ahmad Y. Sheikh, MD, Peter H.U. Lee, MD, Jay Desai, MD, Dipanjan Banerjee, MD, Philip Oyer, MD, PhD, Michael D. Dake, MD, Richard V. Ha, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 2, Pages 710-713 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.073 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiography with midesophageal two-chamber stills (A) at end diastole and (B) at end systole with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) at 0 rotations per minute (LVAD off). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 710-713DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.073) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Aortogram in left anterior oblique projection after deployment of occluding plug demonstrates minimal retrograde flow of contrast media through the occluded left ventricular assist device outflow cannula. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 710-713DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.073) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) Three-dimensional reconstruction from computed tomography angiography data set before discharge. (B) Note the Amplatzer plug in the distal portion of the outflow cannula, and the lack of contrast opacification proximal to the plug on curved planar reformation. (LVAD = left ventricular assist device.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 710-713DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.073) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions