PMID: 22329169Feb 15, 2012Paper

Experience of left ventricular assist device "Incor" as "bridge to recovery" implantation in patients with end stage congestive heart failure

Voenno-medit︠s︡inskiĭ zhurnal
G G KhubulavaI A Porembskaia

Abstract

Left ventricular assist device "Incor" ("Berlinhear", Germany) implantation experience in patient with ischemic cardiomiopathy and severe congestive heart failure is presented. Left ventricular assist device implantation was followed by coronary artery bypass grafting simultaneously. Total assist time was 211 days. Complications developed during assisting time are shown. After Left ventricular assist device explantation three chamber pacemaker was implanted as cardiac resynchronization therapy. Left ventricular end diastolic size decreased (from 78 to 70 mm), ejection fraction increased (from 19 to 35%) during assist time.

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