Pre-implant left ventricular apex position predicts risk of HeartMate II pump thrombosis.
Leora T YarboroJames Hunter MehaffeyRobert B HawkinsIrving L KronGorav AilawadiJohn A KernRavi K GhantaPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2017)
A laterally displaced left ventricular apex correlates with a higher risk of pump thrombosis in patients undergoing HM2 implantation. LV apex angle is an easily obtained, reproducible measurement that should be considered when selecting a ventricular assist device.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- patients undergoing
- pulmonary embolism
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- aortic stenosis
- high resolution
- coronary artery disease
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- soft tissue
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction