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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:418-421
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Treatment of Right Heart Failure with a New Microaxial Blood Pump

Stefan Christiansen, MD, Guido Dohmen, MD, Rüdiger Autschbach, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

For reprint information contact: Stefan Christiansen, MD Tel: 49 241 808 9221 Fax: 49 241 808 2454 Email: schristiansen{at}ukaachen.de, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.

Isolated postcardiotomy right ventricular failure is rare but associated with a high mortality. Therefore, new developments reducing this mortality are necessary. We report our first successful clinical use of a new paracardiac right ventricular microaxial blood pump which was developed for postcardiotomy right heart failure.






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