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Ann Thorac Surg 1985;39:16-26
© 1985 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Pennington, Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, 1325 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104
To evaluate the importance of severe biventricular failure in patients with postcardiotomy ventricular failure, we analyzed the data from 30 patients treated with ventricular assist devices (VADs) over a five-year period. All patients had profound postoperative ventricular failure refractory to drugs and an intraaortic balloon (IAB). Evaluation of preoperative ventricular function did not allow prediction of which patients would require VADs. However, the development of perioperative myocardial infarction was an important determinant of the need for postoperative support with a VAD. Twenty patients received only a left VAD (LVAD). Four of them had isolated left ventricular failure; 3 were weaned, and 2 survived. None of the 16 patients with biventricular failure who received only an LVAD were weaned. Ten other patients with biventricular failure received biventricular support, either with a right VAD and IAB, or with two VADs. Of these 10 patients, 5 were weaned and 3 survived. Considering all 26 patients with biventricular failure, those receiving biventricular mechanical support (10) had a better chance (p < 0.025) of being weaned (5/10) and surviving (3/10) than those who received only an LVAD (0/16). We conclude that biventricular failure is common in patients with postcardiotomy ventricular failure and is often the result of perioperative infarction. While patients with isolated left ventricular failure did well with an LVAD only, those with biventricular failure required biventricular mechanical support for survival.
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