Left ventricular-assist device arrest: total thrombosis of a continuous flow left ventricular-assist device
| Autor: | Emil Missov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Sensitivity and Specificity Predictive Value of Tests Internal medicine medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Total thrombosis Heart Failure Aspirin Heartmate ii Continuous flow business.industry Warfarin Thrombosis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Echocardiography Doppler Color Prosthesis Failure Treatment Outcome Echocardiography Ventricular assist device Cardiology Heart-Assist Devices Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug Destination therapy |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. :jev290 |
| ISSN: | 2047-2412 2047-2404 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ehjci/jev290 |
| Popis: | A 46-year-old man with a continuous flow left ventricular-assist device implanted as destination therapy 2 years ago (CF-LVAD; HeartMate II, Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA) presented with syncope, low flow device alarms, and several brief device stoppage events. The patient had been off anticoagulation (warfarin, International Normalized Ratio goal of 2.0–2.5) and anti-platelet agent (aspirin, 81 mg daily) for 5 months due to a large … |
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