Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Apr 1;55(4):788-789. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy309.
The rate of patients requiring left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains at a pace exceeding 2000 per year worldwide. Children and small adult patients, with a body surface area <1.5 m2, are at a disadvantage for receiving an implantable LVAD because of its large pump size. Preoperative simulation of the results of various LVAD implantation methods and devices in such challenging cases will be helpful for surgeons. Herein, we introduce a preoperative LVAD simulation method using image processing software and present a case in which we obtained satisfactory results.
全球每年需要植入左心室辅助装置（LVAD）的患者比例仍保持在 2000 例以上。对于儿童和体表面积<1.5m2的小成人患者来说，由于其泵体较大，植入式 LVAD 的接受率处于劣势。对于此类具有挑战性的病例，术前模拟各种 LVAD 植入方法和装置的结果将有助于外科医生。在此，我们介绍一种使用图像处理软件进行术前 LVAD 模拟的方法，并展示了一个获得满意结果的病例。
