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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2119-2120
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Biventricular cannulation for the thoratec ventricular assist device

^a Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Accepted for publication June 17, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Arabía, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, PO Box 245071, Tucson, AZ 85724-5071

The Thoratec biventricular assist device has been used extensively as a bridge to heart transplantation. Right atrial cannulation has always been used during right ventricular support, however diminished filling and output of the right ventricular assist device have been noticed when compared with filling and output of the left ventricular assist device. We describe a technique to directly cannulate the right ventricle to maximize filling and output of the right ventricular assist device.

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