Successful Perioperative Management of a Patient with the Left Ventricular Assist Device for Brain Tumor Resection: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Heart failure is the leading cause of death in the United States. Our increasingly aged population will contribute to an increased incidence and prevalence of heart failure, thereby augmenting the need for mechanical circulatory devices. Here we present the first successful resection of a brain tumo...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Vandse, Thomas J. Papadimos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/839854