Schmitto Jan D, Hanke Jasmin S, Dogan Guenes, Tessmann Rene, Jeevanandem Valluvan, Cohn William E, Frazier O H, Haverich Axel
Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Oct;104(4):e311-e313. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.049.
aVAD (ReliantHeart Inc, Houston, TX) is a new, compact, axial flow left ventricular assist device with novel features including real flow measurement, remote device monitoring, and a miniaturized pump housing. The aVAD received Conformité Européenne marking in August 2016. The use of this device was performed in a 61-year-old woman with severe heart failure. Following uneventful surgery, the patient recovered and was successfully discharged from the hospital.
