1. Minimally invasive off-pump implantation of HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device 
Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD, Stephan Sixt, MD, PhD, Alexander Albert, MD, PhD, Artur Lichtenberg, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 152, Issue 5, Pages (November 2016)
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2. Figure 1
The HeartMate 3 device (St Jude Medical, Inc, St Paul, Minn) in place after a left anterolateral minithoracotomy.
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3. Figure 2
TEE 4-chamber view showing the correct positioning of the HeartMate 3 pump after implantation. LA, Left atrium; RA, right atrium; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle.
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4. The HeartMate 3 device in place after a left anterolateral minithoracotomy.
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5. Video 1
Step-by-step demonstration of minimally invasive off-pump HeartMate III (St Jude Medical, Inc, St Paul, Minn) implantation. Video available at
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