Successful HeartWare Bridge to Recovery in a 3-Year Old: A Game Changer? Richard Kirk, FRCP, Ed Peng, FRCS (CTh), Andrew Woods, BS, Julie Flett, RGN, Terry Hewitt, BS, Massimo Griselli, FRCS (CTh), Stephen Schueler, PhD, Neil Wrightson, BS, Asif Hasan, FRCS (CTh) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 5, Pages 1984-1987 (May 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.067 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Computed tomographic view showing position of HVAD in the apex of the Left Ventricle with its driveline (arrow) tunneled through the diaphragmatic surface to be brought out at the abdominal wall. (B) 3-dimensional reconstruction showing the outflow graft (arrow) from the device at the left ventricular apex and anastomosed to the ascending aorta. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 1984-1987DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.067) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Catheterization was used to assess myocardial function recovery with balloon occlusion of the outflow graft, whilst hemodynamics of the heart was measured. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 101, 1984-1987DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.067) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions