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Rapidly Enlarging Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Requiring Endovascular Repair After LVAD Placement
Peter J Kennel1, Thomas F O'Donnell2, Koji Takeda3
1Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old man with medical history of ischemic cardiomyopathy with stage D heart failure and infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm underwent implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Three months after the procedure, he presented with unrelenting back pain and a rapidly increased in size aneurysm. The patient underwent urgent endovascular aneurysm repair with uncomplicated recovery. Growing experience with current-generation LVADs led to the recognition of a novel type of vasculopathy: LVAD-induced aortopathy and a preexisting aortopathy may rapidly progress after LVAD placement.
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