Acquired Aortic Insufficiency with 2nd Versus 3rd Generation Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. S225 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Spiegelstein ◽  
C.M. Rosner ◽  
S.S. Desai ◽  
L.G. Edwards ◽  
T. Elliott ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene L. Rohm ◽  
Brian Howard ◽  
Baqir Lakhani ◽  
Marian Wilim ◽  
Rachel W. Holden ◽  
...  

Aortic insufficiency with recirculation can be difficult to diagnose echocardiographically in patients who have continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography can underestimate its severity; moreover, transesophageal echocardiography necessitates general anesthesia. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with obesity and end-stage nonischemic cardiomyopathy who, after 3 months of support with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device, underwent intracardiac echocardiography to evaluate complications potentially associated with the device. The findings ruled out aortic insufficiency, preventing an unnecessary valvular intervention.


2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arudo Hiraoka ◽  
Jeffrey E. Cohen ◽  
Yasuhiro Shudo ◽  
John W. MacArthur ◽  
Jessica L. Howard ◽  
...  

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