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Journal of Artificial Organs
Published in: Journal of Artificial Organs 3/2014

01-09-2014 | Case Report

Staged and effortless explantation of CircuLite Synergy micropump

Authors: Prashant N. Mohite, Anton Sabashnikov, Diana Garcia, Bartlomeij Zych, Andre R. Simon

Published in: Journal of Artificial Organs | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

Synergy® micropump was implanted as a bridge to heart transplantation in a middle-age lady with chronic advanced heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. After a good initial recovery, patient was discharged to ward, where her stay was prolonged due to non-healing operative wound over the micropump and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. After 3 months of therapy, the heart seemed to be recovered and the micropump was explanted. In view of the patient’s bleeding tendency, the micropump was explanted in staged manner.
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Metadata
Title
Staged and effortless explantation of CircuLite Synergy micropump
Authors
Prashant N. Mohite
Anton Sabashnikov
Diana Garcia
Bartlomeij Zych
Andre R. Simon
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Journal of Artificial Organs / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1434-7229
Electronic ISSN: 1619-0904
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-014-0763-3

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