Full Metal Jacket Unzipped: Strategies and Outcomes for the Explant of Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Friday, September 16, 2022

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Location: JW Grand Ballroom 3

CE: .25

Reference 1: Selzman, C.H., Madden, J.L., Healy, A.H., McKellar, S.H., Koliopoulou, A., Stehlik, J. and Drakos, S.G., 2015. Bridge to removal: a paradigm shift for left ventricular assist device therapy. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 99(1), pp.360-367.
Reference 2: John, R., Naka, Y., Park, S.J., Sai-Sudhakar, C., Salerno, C., Sundareswaran, K.S., Farrar, D.J. and Milano, C.A., 2014. Impact of concurrent surgical valve procedures in patients receiving continuous-flow devices. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 147(2), pp.581-589.
Reference 3: Gonzalez‐Stawinski, G.V., Mountis, M.M., Cohn, W.E. and Frazier, O.H., 2012. Inflow graft interruption as a simple method for left ventricular assist device removal after successful bridge to recovery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 27(3), pp.397-399.

Member Speaker(s)

Sharon Beth Larson, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
University of Iowa
University of Iowa

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Sharon Beth Larson, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the medical optimization required for successful LV recovery and LVAD explant
Describe the surgical considerations at the time of LVAD implant necessary for successful recovery and explant
Explain the advantages of various surgical approaches to optimize LVAD explant
Provide examples of ventriculostomy closure stategies
Understand the outcomes with LV recovery and LVAD explant