ArticleJournal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs2015
Covering implantable left ventricular assist device (DuraHeart) with free flap.
Article in Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Threatened Ventricular Assist Devices: Meta-analysis of Negative Pressure Therapy and Flap Reconstruction Outcomes.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Omental and deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap coverage after heart transplantation to manage wide left ventricular assist device exposure with pocket infection.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2018Article
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Abstract
Severe donor shortage in Japan makes the waiting period for heart transplantation extremely long and the left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are often used for bridge-to-transplant. We present three cases of infected and exposed DuraHeart LVAD system treated with free flaps. Four free flaps (two latissimus flaps and two anterolateral thigh flaps) were transferred using the right internal thoracic vessels or left deep inferior epigastric vessels as recipients. The potential significance of the continuous low pressure blood flow generated by the LVAD system on microvascular patency has not been previously reported. All flaps survived and worked efficiently to control the infection and cover the devices. Heart transplantation was conducted in the two of three patients. Free flap transfer is an efficient treatment for the patients with infected and exposed implantable LVAD.
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