Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patients with Previous Open-Heart Surgery: Comparison of Median Sternotomy and Lateral Thoracotomy
In patients with a history of previous cardiac surgery, LVAD implantation with LT through CPB demonstrated favorable outcomes regarding reduced operation duration and CPB time. However, it did not positively impact the duration of stay in the intensive care unit, hospital stay, use of blood products, and complications.
Authors
- Pelin Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7962-4363)
- Cengiz Şahutoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2664-4459)
- Seden Kocabaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-2169)
- Fatma Zekiye Aşkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-574X)
- Çağatay Engin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-7874)
- Mustafa Özbaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-0799)
- Tahir Yağdı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6282-2489)
Institutions
- Ege University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0210
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00