Atypical tamponade hemodynamic in a patient with temporary left ventricular assist device. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 May;12(5):832-4
Date
02/10/2011Pubmed ID
21303869DOI
10.1510/icvts.2010.265066Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79956192960 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
Postoperative bleeding and tamponade are considered major complications after implantation of left ventricular assist devices. Firstly, 40% of patients supported by ventricular assist devices experience early postoperative bleeding, and 20% developed tamponade requiring re-exploration. Secondly, we present a case of a patient with tamponade, on temporary left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support with atypical hemodynamic and echocardiographic manifestations demonstrated with computed tomography (CT)-M mode, conventional Doppler, color Doppler and echo imaging.
Author List
Topilsky Y, Price TN, Atchison FW, Joyce LDMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acute DiseaseCardiac Tamponade
Echocardiography, Doppler
Heart-Assist Devices
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Hemorrhage
Prosthesis Design
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventricular Function, Left
