Author/Authors :
Antonis A Pitsis، نويسنده , , Petros Dardas، نويسنده , , Nikolaos Mezilis، نويسنده , , Nikolaos Nikoloudakis، نويسنده , , Gerasimos Filippatos، نويسنده , , Daniel Burkhoff، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Postcardiotomy left ventricular failure (LVF) complicating a cardiac surgical procedure is usually managed with intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation. We report two cases of postcardiotomy LVF unresponsive to inotropic support and IABP counterpulsation that were managed successfully with the use of the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) (CardiacAssist, Pittsburgh, PA). The TandemHeart pVAD appears to be safe and effective as a bridge to recovery in the treatment of postcardiotomy cardiac failure.
