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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
Strokes associated with left ventricular assist devices
Olga N Kislitsina1,2, Allen S Anderson1, Jonathan D Rich1
1Department of Cardiology, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have improved dramatically over the past several decades but stroke remains a problem. There are multiple etiologies of both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes associated with VADs. While this problem is yet to be solved, there are continuing efforts at improving the design of VADs to decrease the incidence of stroke and to improve long-term survival in patients requiring mechanical circulatory assistance. The purpose is to review the incidence and underlying causes of stroke in VAD patients.
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