%0 Journal Article %T Different surgical strategies for implantation of continuous-flow VADs—Experience from Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin %A Krabatsch, Thomas %A Drews, Thorsten %A Potapov, Evgenij %A Weng, Yugo %A Pasic, Miralem %A Hetzer, Roland %J Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery %D 2014 %B 2014 %9 %! Different surgical strategies for implantation of continuous-flow VADs—Experience from Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin %K %X Objective: This manuscript summarizes our surgical experience with the implantation of recent continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), with special emphasis on the HeartWare HVAD pump. Methods: The HeartWare HVAD is, in our experience currently implanted in four different techniques: (I) “Classical” LVAD implantation with heart-lung machine and median sternotomy; (II) “Minimally-invasive” implantation without sternotomy and without heart-lung machine; (III) “Lateral implantation” to the descending aorta; (IV) Using two continuous-flow LVADs for implantable biventricular support. Results: Five-hundred and four HeartWare HVADs have been implanted using the described techniques in our institution up to now. Conclusions: The HeartWare HVAD is a versatile device. It has been found to be eminently suited to these four different modes of implantation. %U https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/4754 %V 3 %N 5 %P 472-474 %@ 2304-1021