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J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 28, Number 3, September 1996
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| Page(s) | 154 - 157 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1996283154 | |
| Published online | 18 August 2023 | |
Case Report
Successful Support of the Right Ventricle Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Using the Abiomed BVS 5000 System: A Case Report
Allegheny University Hospitals, Center City and East Falls, Philadelphia, PA
* Address correspondence to: Louis E. Samuels, MD, Allegheny University Hospitals, Center City, Broad and Vine Streets, MS 111, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
Acute right ventricular failure following orthotopic heart transplantation can occur in patients with elevated pulmonary artery pressure with high pulmonary vascular resistance. The result can lead to graft dysfunction and patient death if not managed aggressively. Successful restoration of cardiac hemodynamics was observed with reduction in pulmonary artery pressure and central venous pressure following right ventricular assist device placement. We describe the successful support of the right ventricle following orthotopic heart transplantation using the pneumatically driven Abiomed BVS 5000 system.
Key words: right ventricular assist device / Abiomed BVS 5000 System / orthotopic heart transplantation
© 1996 AMSECT
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