Comprehensive Monitoring in Patients With Dual Lumen Right Atrium to Pulmonary Artery Right Ventricular Assist Device.

ABSTRACT: Right ventricular assist devices (RVADs) can be used in patients with acute right heart failure. A novel device that has recently been deployed is the right atrium to pulmonary artery (RA-PA) dual lumen single cannula (DLSC). One of the limitations is that it occupies a large proportion of the right ventricular outflow tract and PA; therefore, standard continuous hemodynamic monitoring with a pulmonary artery catheter is commonly not used. Serial echocardiography is pivotal for device deployment, monitoring device position, assessing RV readiness for decannulation, and surveilling for short-term complications. We performed a retrospective case series of 24 patients with RA-PA DLSC RVAD assessing echocardiographic RV progression and vasoactive infusion requirements. The overall survival was

SUBMITTER: Usman AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579997 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature