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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep-Oct;56(5):483-5.
doi: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181ed937f.

Successful percutaneous management of acute left ventricular assist device stoppage

George S Chrysant  1 , Douglas A Horstmanshof, Trevor Snyder, John S Chaffin, C Craig Elkins, Paul J Kanaly, James W Long
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Successful percutaneous management of acute left ventricular assist device stoppage

George S Chrysant et al. ASAIO J. 2010 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

The HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a small axial-flow next-generation pump. Acute stoppage of this device is a potentially lethal complication. As these devices proliferate, many patients will be in areas remote to their implant center. Therefore, percutaneous stabilization of these patients before definitive surgical replacement could be potentially life saving. We present two cases of acute LVAD stoppage managed successfully using percutaneous means.

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