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Kim Chai Chua1, Teing Ee Tan2, Chong Hee Lim2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, Singapore kimchai@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Thoratec recalled their HeartMate II ventricular assist device in March 2012 after some problems related to disconnection of the bend relief. Abrasion on the pump outflow graft caused by a disconnected bend relief is rare. We report the case of a 49-year-old man in whom a disconnected bend relief caused a puncture in the outflow graft, resulting in a contained hematoma, requiring outflow graft replacement.
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