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1. Ventricular Assist Devices
Dr. Kewal Krishan
MBBS MS MCh DNB MNAMS FIACS (CTVS)
Advanced Fellow, Mayo Clinic & Mount Sinai, USA
Program Head, Heart Transplant & Ventricular Assist Devices
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, NewDelhi
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2. Advanced Heart Failure -
Definition
Patients have significant cardiac dysfunction and
marked symptoms:
dyspnea, fatigue
end-organ hypoperfusion at rest
or with minimal exertion despite maximal medical
therapy
AHA Stage D
Refractory symptoms requiring specialized
interventions to manage symptoms or prolong life
Goodlin et al, Journal of Cardiac Failure Vol. 10 No. 3 2004
Hunt SA et al JACC 2001;38:2101–13.
13. CASE 1
Mr. SDC a 38 yr old man
Kn case of Dilated CMP with AICD x 2yrs
Admitted to another hospital, He was put on ventilator due to
pul.edema and was in multiorgan failure.
He was told he would die in next few hrs.
I received call if emegernt extracorporeal LVAD can be considered
Transferred the patient to our hospital
IV infusions( inotropes/Swan/ IABP was inserted to optimise him as he
had fever(39.5)
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14. CASE 1
Lab at admission were
TLC 24000, Cr.7.8 Urea 272, SGOT/PT 8700/5660
Neurological status was unknown.
CRRT started for high Cr. – Remained for 4 days and Cr. Came
down to 2.2
After 2 days he woke up
On esmolol infusion for VT
Started recovering and 2 options were discussed with family
Heart Transplant and LVAD
Becoz of Puacity of organ donation LVAD looked more
appropriate
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16. CASE 1
Inotopes weaned to minimal/ Esmolol stopped/
With the anticipation of putting LVAD IABP was removed to avoid
intravascular lines.
3 hrs after removal of IABP – Crashed - Reintubated—IABP
reinserted
LVAD was implanted after few days on Feb 16.
IABP was removed - All inotropes weaned off – Moved to Room
Had post op AF –settled with pharmacotherapy
Discharged home after 3 wks of surgery.
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23. Case 2
36 yrs old young man Kn cae of dilated cardiomayopathy since
Aug 2013.
CRT was not offerred becoz of narrow QRS complex
Had 2 episodes of acute heart failure with abnormal labs.
Airlifted few days ago to another hospital for pulm.edema
Labs showed raised LFT and RFT and low perfusion state.
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24. Case 2
Advised LVAD – shifted to our hospital
IV inotropes /Swan /diretics – Medical optimization Cardiac
index at time of insertion was 0.75
Got better – LVAD implanted on March 12, 2015
Extubated next morning – Recovered uneventfully.
Off inotropes/ Swan removed in 4 days
Discharged home on POD 11
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40. Short-Term Extracorporeal Assist DeviceDevi
Levitronix CentriMag
Magnetically-levitated centrifugal pump
Continuous-flow rotary pump
Electrical actuation– magnetic coupling of
the motor and impellor
Capable of 6 ~ 9 L/min at 5500 RPM
Left, Right, or Biventricular support
Operative placement requiring sternotomy
Bridge to recovery
Courtesy of Levitronix, Inc.
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