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Published on: May 11, 2018
Outflow graft thrombectomy during HeartMate II left ventricular assist device exchange
Kent B Berg1, Charles T Klodell2
1Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Abstract:
We report the pump exchange secondary to a detached bend relief sheath of a HeartMate II (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA) left ventricular assist device, consistent with previous Food and Drug Administration warnings. This report highlights a thrombectomy technique and reuse of the outflow graft during subcostal pump exchange in a patient with relative contraindications to repeat sternotomy.
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