An interventional approach to left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction.
Zachary M GertzCory R TrankleJohn D GrizzardMohammed A QuaderBenjamin MedalionKendall E ParrisKeyur B ShahPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
In patients with LVAD outflow graft obstruction, IVUS can distinguish intraluminal thrombus from extraluminal compression. Balloon "graftoplasty" can ensure that the outflow graft will respond to stenting. Many cases of LVAD outflow graft obstruction should be amenable to endovascular treatment.