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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov;19(6):365-7.
doi: 10.1191/0267659104pf764oa.

Right ventricular assist device thrombosis during biventricular heart assistance

Christophe Decoene  1 , Georges Fayad, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thomas Modine, Francis Crepin, Annie Pol, Henri Warembourg
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Right ventricular assist device thrombosis during biventricular heart assistance

Christophe Decoene et al. Perfusion. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

We report a case of total thrombosis of a right ventricular assist device in a patient during biventricular assistance. The thrombosis occurred 18 days following implantation and the right ventricular device was immediately removed without any complications. The patient was successfully transplanted after 3 months of left ventricular assistance.

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