A case of left ventricular free wall rupture after insertion of an IMPELLA® left ventricular assist device diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography

BACKGROUND: The IMPELLA® is a minimally invasive left ventricular assist device. We report a case in which transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was useful in diagnosis of left ventricular rupture after IMPELLA® insertion. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old man presented to the emergency room with ch...

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Autores principales: Mizuno, Akito, Kawamoto, Shuji, Uda, Shuji, Tatsumi, Kenichiro, Takeda, Chikashi, Tanaka, Tomoharu, Fukuda, Kazuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8076402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33900489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-021-00444-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8076402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33900489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-021-00444-w

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