Heart Failure After 5 Years on LVAD: Diagnosis and Treatment of Outflow Graft Obstruction
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2017
Short description:
Heart Failure After 5 Years on LVAD: Diagnosis and Treatment of Outflow Graft Obstruction / Pieri, M., Scandroglio, A.m., Kukucka, M., Kretzschmar, A., Dreysse, S., Falk, V., Krabatsch, T., Potapov, E.. - In: ASAIO JOURNAL. - ISSN 1058-2916. - 63:1(2017), pp. E1-E2. [10.1097/MAT.0000000000000370]
abstract:
HeartWare assist device outflow graft obstruction is an uncommon but severe complication, and it may be because of several reasons. We present a case of recurrence of heart failure in a young patient supported with left ventricular assist device and on the waiting list for heart transplantation. After a complex diagnostic workout, a stenosis of the graft anastomosis was found and successfully stented.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Pieri, M; Scandroglio, Am; Kukucka, M; Kretzschmar, A; Dreysse, S; Falk, V; Krabatsch, T; Potapov, E
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