- Left ventricular assist device and heart transplantation in hemophilia a patient.
Left ventricular assist device and heart transplantation in hemophilia a patient.
The Annals of thoracic surgery (2013-12-04)
Mohammed Quader, Zane Rusina, Neil P Lewis, Lisa Martin, Gundars Katlaps
PMID24296201
ABSTRACT
We report here a hemophilia patient who was bridged with a left ventricle assist device and later received heart transplantation. Preparation for surgery with factor VIII supplementation, intraoperative conduct of surgery, and challenges of postoperative course are described with a brief literature review.