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Heart Lung Circ 2007 Jan 01;16 Suppl 3:S94-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.05.007.
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Pericardiectomy using the starfish heart positioner.

Almeida AA , Al-Shawawreh J , Zimmet AD .


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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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