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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:246-248
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Extracorporeal right to left atrial bypass to treat right ventricular failure

Giorgio Arpesella, MDa, Pierluca Lombardi, MDa, Sonia B. Albanese, MDa, Piero M. Mikus, MDa, Giuseppe Marinelli, MDa, Angelo Pierangeli, MDa

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Accepted for publication June 22, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Arpesella, Cardiochirurgia, Policlinico S. Orsola, Via Massarenti, 9 40138 Bologna, Italy

Graft right ventricular failure after heart transplantation, secondary to preoperative functional pulmonary hypertension, was successfully managed in a 49-year-old patient using an extracorporeal right to left atrial bypass. We comment on the case and discuss the type of mechanical assistance used.




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