Ligation of the Outflow Tract for the Treatment of Pump Thrombosis of a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Received Date: Feb 19, 2017 / Accepted Date: Jul 12, 2017 / Published Date: Jul 17, 2017
Abstract
Ventricular assist device thrombosis is a dreaded complication after implantation. Acute device thrombosis within one month of placement creates additional surgical complexities for the patient. Ligation of the outflow tract while leaving the ventricular assist device in place is an option.
Keywords: Ventricular assist; Anticoagulation; INTERMACS; Heartware
Citation: Saleem K, Copeland H, Hadi A, Wang I, Wozniak TC, et al. (2017) Ligation of the Outflow Tract for the Treatment of Pump Thrombosis of a Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Clin Exp Transplant 2: 114. Doi: 10.4172/2475-7640.1000114
Copyright: © 2017 Saleem K, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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