Endovascular stenting of an HVAD™ outflow graft pseudoaneurysm that exerts compression and kinking stenosis on the soft portion of the prosthesis.

Elbayomi MohamedMichael WeyandMichael UderMatthias S MayKatrin StegerJan-Peter RothRene Tandler

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Left ventricle assist devices (LVADs) provide life-sustaining treatment for patients with terminal heart failure, but their intricacy allows for complications. One complication is LVAD outflow graft obstruction due to the graft's intraluminal thrombus or extraluminal compression. It may be treated endovascularly with stenting. We report an endovascular stenting of an outflow tract in HVAD™ (HeartWare Inc.) due to a pseudoaneurysm causing compression and kinking stenosis.

Keyphrases

heart failure
antiplatelet therapy
left ventricular assist device
acute coronary syndrome
mitral valve
risk factors
pulmonary artery
coronary artery