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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Uda Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6172889 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jul-Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of cardiovascular echography 20180701 3
Aortic valve (AV) or aortic root thrombus related to a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a relatively uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication. In the present report, we describe a complex case where echocardiographic diagnosis of AV thrombosis was obscured by the presence of mediastinal packing in a patient who underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement and insertion of the CentriMag™ LVAD for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock. A large AV thrombus may develop rapidly in ...[more]