Outflow graft obstruction in patients with the HM 3 LVAD: A percutaneous approach.
Assi MilwidskyMiguel Alvarez VillelaJose WileyCristina SaninaSnehal R PatelNicole J SuttonAzeem LatibDaniel B SimsStephen J ForestJulia J ShinMuhammad U FarooqDaniel J GoldsteinUlrich P JordePublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
OGO is common in HM3 patients, external compression due to biomaterial accumulated surrounding the OG is a common etiology. Percutaneous repair using standard IC techniques is safe and feasible in cases of compression with or without partial twisting.