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Rapid implementation of left ventricular assistance without thoracotomy for temporary support of patients with severe, life-threatening, acute cardiac power failure potentially expands applications of such support devices. A thoracoscopic technique for direct cannulation of the left atrium is described. In healthy closed-chest pigs, it proved a feasible method for effective volume unloading of the left ventricle.
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Gründeman, P.F., Meijer, D.W., Bannenberg, J.J.G. et al. Experimental videothoracoscopic cannulation of the left atrial appendix. Surg Endosc 7, 511–513 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00316691
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