Direct thrombolytic therapy for intraventricular thrombosis in patients with the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device

One of the complications that can occur with continuous, axial-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is thrombosis within the left ventricle, adjacent to the device’s inflow conduit, which may cause inflow obstruction and recurrent heart failure. We describe 2 cases in which we used a cathete...

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