TY - JOUR
T1 - Pericardiectomy using the starfish heart positioner
AU - Almeida, Aubrey Anthony
AU - Al-Shawawreh, Jaser
AU - Zimmet, Adam
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - We describe the use of the Starfish 2 heart positioning device as an aid to performing pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Whilst mainly a tool for off-pump coronary artery surgery, the Starfish device allows excellent cardiac positioning and haemodynamic stability during pericadiectomy via median sternotomy, without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass.
AB - We describe the use of the Starfish 2 heart positioning device as an aid to performing pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Whilst mainly a tool for off-pump coronary artery surgery, the Starfish device allows excellent cardiac positioning and haemodynamic stability during pericadiectomy via median sternotomy, without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass.
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M3 - Article
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 16
SP - 94
EP - 95
JO - Heart Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart Lung and Circulation
IS - Suppl. 3
ER -