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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
LVAD Vasculitis Case Series: Suggestion of a New Fatal LVAD-Related Phenomenon
Raul Angel Garcia1, Safwan Gaznabi1, Lewis Musoke2
1Department of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Harrington Heart Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Abstract:
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are surgically implanted mechanical devices indicated for patients with advanced heart failure and are known to come with several complications. Here we present a case series, and review 1 documented report, of LVAD vasculitis, a presumed new LVAD immune/humoral related phenomenon. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

