Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery With a Pulsatile Catheter Pump for Left Ventricular Dysfunction

  • Massimo A. Mariani*
  • , Jan C. Diephuis
  • , Martin J.H. Kuipers
  • , Monica Gianoli
  • , Jan G. Grandjean
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We describe the use of a novel device, the pulsatile catheter pump, in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing off-pump coronary surgery. During a 1-year period, 14 patients (mean ejection fraction 28% ± 8%) underwent off-pump coronary surgery using the pulsatile catheter pump. We recorded neither mortality nor major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events. Mean support time was 55 ± 13 minutes. The average flow generated by the pulsatile catheter pump, as calculated per patient, was 2.4 ± 0.2 L/min (range, 2.2 to 2.8 L/min). Our results show that the pulsatile catheter pump is clinically safe and provides adequate mechanical circulatory support in patients with impaired left ventricular function undergoing off-pump coronary artery surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)690-692
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume84
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2007
Externally publishedYes

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