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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1547-1548
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How To Do It

Minimally Invasive Technique for Explantation of Right Ventricular Assist Devices

Saleem M. Haj-Yahia, MD, BSa,b,c, Emma J. Birks, MRCP, PhDa,b,c, James Hardy, MBBS, BSc, Magdi H. Yacoub, FRSb,c, Asghar Khaghani, FRCSa,b,*

a Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, Harefield, London, United Kingdom
b National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
c Magdi Yacoub Institute, Harefield Heart Science Centre, London, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication October 13, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Khaghani, Director of Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Hill End Rd, Harefield, Middlesex, UB9 6JH United Kingdom (Email: a.khaghani{at}rbh.nthames.nhs.uk).

In an attempt to reduce some or all of the complications resulting from the use of biventricular assist devices after mechanical circulatory support, we have developed and applied a minimally invasive technique for explantation of right ventricular assist devices.




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