Use of Intracardiac Echocardiography to Evaluate Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Function in a Man With Obesity.
Tex Heart Inst J
; 48(3)2021 07 01.
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| ID: mdl-34243189
ABSTRACT
Aortic insufficiency with recirculation can be difficult to diagnose echocardiographically in patients who have continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography can underestimate its severity; moreover, transesophageal echocardiography necessitates general anesthesia. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with obesity and end-stage nonischemic cardiomyopathy who, after 3 months of support with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device, underwent intracardiac echocardiography to evaluate complications potentially associated with the device. The findings ruled out aortic insufficiency, preventing an unnecessary valvular intervention.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia
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Coração Auxiliar
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Função Ventricular Esquerda
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Ventrículos do Coração
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Obesidade
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tex Heart Inst J
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Geórgia