Author/Authors :
Valentino Piacentino III*، نويسنده , , Arun K. Singhal، نويسنده , , Mahender Macha، نويسنده , , James B McClurken، نويسنده , , Carol A Fisher، نويسنده , , Satoshi Furukawa، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We present a case of left ventricular assist device (Thoratec; Thoratec Laboratories Corp, Pleasanton, CA) insertion performed through a left thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with severe end-stage congestive heart failure with renal and respiratory dysfunction and a history of multiple cardiac operations.
