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Cardiac failure remains a life-threatening complication for certain patients undergoing intracardiac repair. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, better methods of myocardial protection, and improved postoperative care, patients are frequently at risk of developing postoperative low output syndrome. Approximately 1 % of cardiac surgical patients cannot be weaned from extracorporeal circulation in spite of adequate volume loading, the use of ionotropic support, and initiation of intra-aortic balloon pumping. In such cases, the ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been recognized to mechanically aid the failing heart and reverse the low output state.
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Campbell, C.D., Tolitano, D.J., Weber, K.T., Hines, H.H., Replogle, R.L. (1989). Mechanical Support for Postcardiotomy Heart Failure. In: Unger, F. (eds) Assisted Circulation 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74404-4_14
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