Surgical treatment of outflow graft kinking complicated by external obstruction with a fibrin mass in a patient with LVAD. Issue 10 (19th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nersesian, Gaik; Van Praet, Karel M.; van Kampen, Antonia; Solowjowa, Natalia; Falk, Volkmar; Potapov, Evgenij
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 35:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: 2853
• Page End: 2856
• Publication Date: 2020-07-19
• Subjects: kinking -- LVAD -- outflow graft obstruction; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14878
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Outflow graft (OG) obstruction is a dangerous complication that may occur for various reasons after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Case Summary: We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old patient on LVAD support who developed significant OG kinking and external OG obstruction due to a fibrin mass causing severe stenosis. Both the OG kinking and external obstruction were eliminated via a left lateral thoracotomy.