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  • Title: Successful use of the centrifugal ventricular assist device for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock.
    Author: Ishino K, Kawakami S, Furutani S, Imai S, Nakayama H, Murakami T, Senoo Y, Teramoto S.
    Journal: Acta Med Okayama; 1991 Oct; 45(5):315-20. PubMed ID: 1755336.
    Abstract:
    A centrifugal pump was successfully used as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a 54-year-old female who developed cardiogenic shock following open heart surgery. Cardiac index prior to the LVAD support was 1.4 l/min/m2 and increased to 3.0 l/min/m2 at removal of the device, which assisted for 88h. She resumed her daily activity 10 months after the operation and is in New York Heart Association functional class I.
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