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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
Published on: July 18, 2014
Transdiaphragmatic hernia 1 year after heart transplantation following implantable LVAD
Annick Mouly-Bandini1, Virginie Chalvignac, Frederic Collart
1Cardiac Surgery Department, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
Complications after ventricular assist devices placement most frequently consist of bleeding, infection, and thromboembolic events. We describe a late complication after transplantation caused by transdiaphragmatic connection of the device placed in the abdominal position that presented as an acute pulmonary syndrome, misleading initial diagnosis.

