Successful Treatment of a Novacor LVAD Malfunction Without Repeat Sternotomy

D. Hammel; D. T. Tjan; H. H. Scheld; Ch. Schmid; M. Loick; M. C. Deng

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1010214

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(3): 154-156
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010214

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Successful Treatment of a Novacor LVAD Malfunction Without Repeat Sternotomy

D. Hammel, D. T. Tjan, H. H. Scheld, Ch. Schmid, M. Loick¹ , M. C. Deng

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
¹Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Medicine, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany

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1998

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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Implantable left-ventricular assist devices have been remarkably free of mechanical failures. We describe an uncommon Novacor N100 PC^© LVAS malfunction caused by an internal short circuit of the device due to urine aspiration via the vent line. Device replacement was managed via a subcostal approach without sternotomy. Patient recovery was uneventful and successful transplantation was performed one month after the device exchange.

Key words

Implantable LVAD - Malfunction - Subcostal approach - Reimplantation