Microaxial Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Transplantation after LVAD Malfunction
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-14-4654
PMID
26664315
Publication Date(s)
December 2015
Language
English
PMCID
PMC4665289
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
12-1-2015
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Device Removal, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Heart-Assist Devices, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prosthesis Design, Prosthesis Failure, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Ventricular Function, Left, Waiting Lists
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Evolving technology and improvements in the design of modern, continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices have substantially reduced the rate of device malfunction. As the number of implanted devices increases and as survival prospects for patients with a device continue to improve, device malfunction is an increasingly common clinical challenge. Here, we present our initial experience with an endovascular microaxial flow left ventricular assist device as a successful bridge to transplantation in a 54-year-old man who experienced left ventricular assist device malfunction.