INITIAL APPLICATION OF VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD)

Hiroyuki FUKUMASU; Aria YAMAZATO; Kazunobu NISHIMURA; Yasunori FUJIWARA; Junich SONEDA; Toshihiko BAN; Sadao YUASA

doi:10.11392/jsao1972.16.1145

Hiroyuki FUKUMASU, Aria YAMAZATO, Kazunobu NISHIMURA, Yasunori FUJIWARA, Junich SONEDA, Toshihiko BAN, Sadao YUASA

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Keywords: Ventricular assist devices, Low cardiac output syndrome (LOS), Perioperative LOS, Non synchronizing pumping

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1987 Volume 16 Issue 3 Pages 1145-1149

DOI https://doi.org/10.11392/jsao1972.16.1145

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Abstract

The Tomasu ventricular assist device (VAD) has been applied to three patients and the Thoratec type of Pierce-Donachy VAD developed in the United State has been applied to two patients in our institutes. Out of the five three patients could be successfully weaned from the VAD, and one of them achieved long-term survival. Non synchronizing pumping of the VADs was significantly effective as well as the synchronizing pumping might be. There were no significant evidences of thromboembolism.

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