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Use of a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device/Left Atrium to Femoral Artery Bypass System for Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: August 16, 2021
Successful use of Solitaire FR for stroke in a pediatric ventricular assist device patient
Ibrahim Alnaami1, Holger Buchholz, Robert Ashforth
1Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ialnaami@ualberta.ca
Abstract:
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains a devastating and relatively common complication after pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) placement, with a reported incidence of 29%. We describe an 8-year-old cardiomyopathy patient who had received a HeartWare device, complicated by AIS, and successful treatment with a Solitaire FR device with complete recanalization. This is the first report of the use of this device in a VAD patient and the first reported use in a pediatric patient with middle cerebral artery AIS.
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