Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Cannula Obstruction: Importance of Multimodality Imaging.
JACC Case Rep
; 2(10): 1454-1456, 2020 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
One of the dreaded complications of left ventricular assist device implantation is mechanical obstruction of the device secondary to pump thrombosis or mechanical outflow cannula obstruction. We describe a case of outflow cannula obstruction caused by kinking and twisting of the outflow graft after surgical manipulation of the pump. (Level of Difficulty Beginner.).
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