Transaxillary Stenting of LVAD Outflow Graft Obstruction

An 82-year-old man with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device presented with low-flow alarms and cardiogenic shock secondary to left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction. Given high risk for redo sternotomy, the heart team decided on percutaneous intervention with peripheral s...

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Autores principales: Dreessens, Erin, Cox, Justin, Ramsey, Jack, Uyeda, Ensley, Adamson, Robert, Jaski, Brian, Narula, Arvin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.038
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Sumario:An 82-year-old man with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device presented with low-flow alarms and cardiogenic shock secondary to left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction. Given high risk for redo sternotomy, the heart team decided on percutaneous intervention with peripheral stents, a procedure that is currently limited to case reports. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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