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Cavitation in left ventricular assist device patients: a potential early sign of pump thrombosis.
Zuin, Marco; Rigatelli, Gianluca; Braggion, Gabriele; Bacich, Daniela; Nguyen, Thach.
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  • Zuin M; Section of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
  • Rigatelli G; Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. jackyheart71@yahoo.it.
  • Braggion G; Division of Cardiology, Adria General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
  • Bacich D; Department of Cardiology, Porto Viro Hospital, Porto Viro, Rovigo, Italy.
  • Nguyen T; Cardiovascular Research, Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, IN, USA.
Heart Fail Rev ; 25(6): 965-972, 2020 11.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31691065
Mechanical ventricular support with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has emerged as a durable and safe therapy, both as bridge-to-transplant (BTT) or destination therapy (DT), in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). However, the occurrence of pump thrombosis (PT) still represents a serious complication, especially when LVADs of first or second generation are implanted. During the latest years, some investigations have recognized the occurrence of cavitation, evidenced through transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), as a potential early and indirect sign of PT. In the present manuscript, we reviewed the available data on the occurrence of cavitation in LVAD patients as an early potential marker of PT, also presenting the hemodynamic mechanisms involved.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Trombose / Coração Auxiliar / Insuficiência Cardíaca / Ventrículos do Coração Tipo de estudo: Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Trombose / Coração Auxiliar / Insuficiência Cardíaca / Ventrículos do Coração Tipo de estudo: Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article