Surgical treatment of outflow graft kinking complicated by external obstruction with a fibrin mass in a patient with LVAD

Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Gaik NersesianEvgenij Potapov

Abstract

Outflow graft (OG) obstruction is a dangerous complication that may occur for various reasons after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. We describe the case of a 51-year-old patient on LVAD support who developed significant OG kinking and external OG obstruction due to a fibrin mass causing severe stenosis. Both the OG kinking and external obstruction were eliminated via a left lateral thoracotomy.

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Feb 25, 2021·Expert Review of Medical Devices·Karel M Van PraetVolkmar Falk

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