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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Dec 10;99(2):582–588. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.08.044

Table 3.

Heart Replacement Therapy Surgical Characteristics

Group D Group B
Device Type, n (%)
     Thoratec Heart Mate II 20 (87.0) 35 (81.4)
     HeartWare 3 (13.0) 1 (2.3)
     DuraHeart 0 (0) 3 (7.0)
     Ventrassist 0 (0) 3 (7.0)
     DeBakey VAD 0 (0) 1 (2.3)
Concomitant Procedures, n (%)
     Aortic valve repair 8 (34.8) 12 (27.9)
     Mitral valve repair 8 (34.8) 4 (9.3)
     Tricuspid valve repair 4 (17.4) 14 (32.6)
     PFO closure 3 (13.0) 4 (9.3)
     CABG 1 (4.3) 1 (2.3)
Group H
Graft ischemic time, mins 192 ± 55
Donor age, years 39.7 ± 13.3

Abbreviations: CABG=coronary artery bypass grafting, PFO=patent foramen ovale