Removal of left ventricular assist device: first case from Turkey

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.12229

Bahadır Gültekin¹, Murat Özkan¹, Özgür Ersoy¹, Birgül Varan², Atila Sezgin¹

¹Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
²Departments of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.12229

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In recent years, due to the donor shortage for heart transplantation, the utilization of the left ventricular assist devices has been increasing in Turkey, as well as the worldwide. Herein, we report the first case from Turkey, a 12-year-old male case of left ventricular assist devices due to cardiomyopathy developing after monomorphic atrial tachycardia which was explanted after 109 days follow-up.

Keywords : Bridge to recovery; device removal; left ventricular assist device

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