Successful Pediatric Mechanical Thrombectomy for HeartMate 3-Related Intracranial Thromboembolism.
Catherine ProulxAlejandro FlohAamir JeewaElizabeth PulcinePrakash MuthusamiLeonardo R BrandãoOsami HonjoCarolina VargasAndrea MaurichMjaye MazwiPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2022)
Thromboembolic events post left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) implantation remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of pediatric intracranial thromboembolic events have been reported in LVADs, but never following HeartMate 3 (HM3) implantation. We present the case of an 8-year-old, 26.5 kg male with dilated cardiomyopathy and decompensated heart failure who presented with extensive intracranial thromboembolism in the early postoperative period following HM3 implantation and underwent successful mechanical thrombectomy with a favorable neurological outcome.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- left ventricular assist device
- optic nerve
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- patients undergoing
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery disease
- combination therapy
- young adults
- cerebral ischemia
- brain injury
- drug induced
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement