HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis—An Echocardiographic Approach to Diagnosis: Can Doppler Evaluation of Flow Be Useful?

A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital 4 months after HeartMate II ventricular assist device implantation, because his clinical status had deteriorated and his levels of lactate dehydrogenase and free hemoglobin had increased. Transthoracic echocardiography performed at admission revealed de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2011-03, Vol.24 (3), p.350.e1-350.e4
Hauptverfasser:	Paluszkiewicz, Lech, MD, Gürsoy, Dilek, MD, Spiliopoulos, Sotirios, MD, Dogan, Günes, MD, Daliakopoulos, Stavros, MD, Tenderich, Magda, MD, Körfer, Reiner, MD, PhD, Tenderich, Gero, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiovascular Echocardiography Echocardiography - methods Heart-Assist Devices - adverse effects HeartMate II Humans Male Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Thrombosis - etiology Thrombosis - therapy Ventricular assist device Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - prevention & control
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