Lawn Mower Versus Left Ventricular Assist Device

A 77-year-old man with history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with abdominal pain after a lawn mower accident. Examination and imaging revealed a displaced LVAD driveline and a pericardial hematoma secondary to traumatic coronary artery injury. The pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JACC. Case reports 2020-03, Vol.2 (3), p.406-410
Hauptverfasser:	Rao, Vishal N., Fudim, Marat, Griffin, Andrew, Rymer, Jennifer A., Jones, W. Schuyler, Koweek, Lynne M.H., Smith, Tony P., Marin, Daniele, DeVore, Adam D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	cardiac assist devices cardiomyopathy computed tomography coronary vessel anomaly left ventricular assist device percutaneous coronary intervention
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Zusammenfassung:	A 77-year-old man with history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with abdominal pain after a lawn mower accident. Examination and imaging revealed a displaced LVAD driveline and a pericardial hematoma secondary to traumatic coronary artery injury. The patient was treated with coronary artery coil embolization. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) [Display omitted] A 77-year-old man with history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with abdominal pain after a lawn mower…
ISSN:	2666-0849 2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.036