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Published on: February 28, 2012
Amplatzer™ occlusion device implantation in a patient with biventricular HeartWare®
Rawa Arif1, Arjang Ruhparwar, Klaus Kallenbach
11 Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg - Germany.
Abstract:
There have been several reports of right-to-left shunting through patent foramen ovale (PFO) after implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The atrial pressure changes after assist implantation leading to revelation of undetected PFOs may cause severe systemic hypoxemia. A percutaneous closure approach has been shown to be an adequate therapy option in patients with LVAD. We report a successful interventional occlusion of a PFO with right-to-left shunt in a patient with biventricular HeartWare® ventricular assist device (HVAD) support.
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