These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Simple mechanical aortic valve closure in ventricular assist device recipients.
    Author: Tasset MR, Kavarana MN, Gray LA, Dowling RD.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2006 Jul; 82(1):316-8. PubMed ID: 16798240.
    Abstract:
    Patients with mechanical aortic valves that develop refractory heart failure may require left ventricular assist devices. These patients have an increased risk of postoperative thromboembolic events due to intermittent valve opening. Previously described techniques to address this problem can result in a significantly increased ischemic time. We describe a simple but novel technique to close the mechanical aortic prosthesis in an expeditious manner.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]