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Myocardial Infarction and Functional Outcome Assessment in Pigs
Published on: April 25, 2014
Diagnosis of biventricular assist device inflow cannula obstruction
Piotr Szymański1, Grzegorz Religa, Anna Klisiewicz
1Echocardiographic Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland. p.szymanski@ikard.pl
Abstract:
A case of an echocardiographic diagnosis of biventricular assist device inflow cannula obstruction, associated with low cardiac output in a 29-years old male with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe congestive heart failure is presented. The reasons for low cardiac output in patients supported with ventricular assist devices and the role of transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of device failure are briefly discussed.
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