TEVAR for Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efrem Civilini ◽  
Luca Bertoglio ◽  
Enrico Rinaldi ◽  
Roberto Chiesa
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Mycotic Aneurysm ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist

Ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm in a left ventricular assist device patient with bacteremia

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Bryant Fisher ◽  
Laura Seese ◽  
Michael A Mathier ◽  
Ibrahim Sultan ◽  
Arman Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Mycotic Aneurysm ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Device Implantation ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Pacemaker Leads ◽  
Persistent Bacteremia

A 50-year-old male with a history of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy presented in cardiogenic shock and ultimately underwent durable left ventricular assist device implantation. He recovered well initially but developed persistent bacteremia. His indwelling pacemaker leads were extracted due to evidence of vegetation. Shortly thereafter, around 3 months post–left ventricular assist device, he succumbed to a massive intracranial hemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm. This case highlights the potential importance of brain imaging in left ventricular assist device patients with persistent bacteremia to avoid this likely catastrophic complication.

Superior Mesenteric Artery Mycotic Aneurysm in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Support and Intravenous Drug Abuse

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. E164-E167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi Motomura ◽  
Brian Bruckner ◽  
Joel Leon-Becerril ◽  
Javier Ayala-Anayal ◽  
Beatriz de Rienzo-Madero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Superior Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Mycotic Aneurysm ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist

Ultrastructural observations of the aorta of calves implanted with a mechanical left ventricular assist device

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 834-835
Author(s):  
J P Cassella ◽  
V Salih ◽  
T R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Aortic Tissue ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Preliminary Study

Left ventricular assist systems are being developed for eventual long term or permanent implantation as an alternative to heart transplantation in patients unsuitable for or denied the transplant option. Evaluation of the effects of these devices upon normal physiology is required. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of aortic tissue from calves implanted with a pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist device-LVAD. Two 3 month old heifer calves (calf 1 and calf 2) were electively explanted after 128 days and 47 days respectively. Descending thoracic aortic tissue from both animals was removed immediately post mortem and placed into karnovsky’s fixative. The tissue was subsequently processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Some aortic tissue was fixed in neutral buffered formalin and processed for routine light microscopy.

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