Journal: ESC Heart Failure
Article Title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation‐assisted emergency percutaneous treatment of left ventricular assist device graft occlusion
doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13205
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Angiogram shows an occlusive stenosis of the left ventricular assist device outflow graft, (B) initial balloon dilatations with 0.035 inch guidewire hand‐made shaped tip in the proximal tract of the left ventricular assist device outflow graft, (C) aortic coarctation balloon‐expandable covered stent positioned at the tip of the guidewire near the centrifugal pump, (D) Immediate evidence of blood‐flow from the graft to the aorta, (E) a 15‐French jugular venous cannula with its flexible distal tip positioned in the pulmonary artery trunk, and (F) computed tomography‐scan volume rendering of the patent lumen of the balloon‐expandable aortic coarctation covered stent.
Article Snippet: He had a history of end‐stage familial dilated cardiomyopathy, which was treated 24 months before with a centrifugal pump (HeartMate 3TM Left Ventricular Assist Device, Abbott) as a bridge to transplantation, with a complete functional recovery (NYHA Class I).
Techniques: Computed Tomography