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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:834-836
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

A new right ventricular assist device for right ventricular support

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

Received 7 May 2003; received in revised form 13 July 2003; accepted 17 July 2003.

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Right ventricular support by mechanical devices for postcardiotomy right heart failure is still associated with a high mortality. We report on the first use of a new paracardiac microaxial blood pump for postcardiotomy right heart failure in two patients undergoing emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (the first patient for a myocardial infarction complicated by a left ventricular wall rupture, the second patient for a dissection of the right coronary artery after an interventional procedure).

Key Words: Right ventricular failure • Postcardiotomy failure • Right ventricular assist devices

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