Implantation of ventricular assist device for systemic right ventricular failure in a patient with transposition of the great arteries and post-Mustard procedure: a case report

Abstract Background Ventricular assist device (VAD) is usually attached by an inflow cannula to the apex of the systemic left ventricle (LV), but very few cases with implantation of the VAD in the morphologic right ventricle (RV) have been described. Case presentation We describe the case of a 41-ye...

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Main Authors: Kazutomo Saito, Hiroaki Toyama, Nozomu Abe, Azusa Sunouchi, Yutaka Ejima, Masanori Yamauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-018-0194-x