1. Transaxillary Stenting of LVAD Outflow Graft Obstruction
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Arvin Narula, DO Erin Dreessens, Ensley Uyeda, Robert M. Adamson, Jack Ramsey, Justin Cox, and Brian E. Jaski
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0301 basic medicine ,IVUS, intravascular ultrasound ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,PTFE, polytetrafluoroethylene ,Case Report ,030105 genetics & heredity ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,left ventricular assist device ,percutaneous intervention ,cardiovascular diseases ,computed tomographic angiography ,IVUS ,Heartmate ii ,business.industry ,Cardiogenic shock ,INR, international normalized ratio ,Clinical Case: Technical Corner ,LVAD stenting ,medicine.disease ,advanced heart failure ,Computed tomographic angiography ,Ventricular assist device ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,LVAD, left ventricular assist device ,Outflow ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,OGO, outflow graft obstruction - Abstract
An 82-year-old man with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device presented with low-flow alarms and cardiogenic shock secondary to left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction. Given high risk for redo sternotomy, the heart team decided on percutaneous intervention with peripheral stents, a procedure that is currently limited to case reports. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.), Central Illustration
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- 2021