Less invasive surgical implant strategy and right heart failure following LVAD implantation

Conventional median sternotomy (CMS) is still the standard technique utilized to implant left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Recent studies suggest that less invasive surgery (LIS) may be beneficial; however, robust data on differences in right heart failure (RHF) is lacking.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - January 11, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Diyar Saeed, Rahatullah Muslem, Moniba Rasheed, Kadir Caliskan, Nikolaos Kalampokas, Firat Sipahi, Artur Lichtenberg, Khalil Jawad, Michael Borger, Simone Huhn, Rebecca Cogswell, Ranjit John, Jessica Schultz, Hirak Shah, Steven Hsu, Nisha A Gilotra, Paul Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research