Early thrombus formation in patient with HeartWare left ventricular assist device presenting with acute heart failure
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. Heart transplantation is still the gold standard therapy despite emerging treatment options. Due to the limited number of available donors, the use of ventricular assist devices has increased. However, increasing inc...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 28(2016), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 49-51 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2016
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Heart failure Left ventricular assist device Surgical treatment Thrombus |
| Zusammenfassung: | Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. Heart transplantation is still the gold standard therapy despite emerging treatment options. Due to the limited number of available donors, the use of ventricular assist devices has increased. However, increasing incidences of complications are observed with using these devices. In this article, surgical treatment of a huge mobile thrombus formation in an inflow cannula due to ineffective anticoagulation in a 59 year-old man who received a HeartWare ventricular assist device because of ischemic cardiomyopathy is presented |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 18.01.2016 Date Revised 01.10.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1016-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsha.2015.06.003 |