Surgical treatment of outflow graft kinking complicated by external obstruction with a fibrin mass in a patient with LVAD
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2020-10
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Outflow graft (OG) obstruction is a dangerous complication that may occur for various reasons after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
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We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old patient on LVAD support who developed significant OG kinking and external OG obstruction due to a fibrin mass causing severe stenosis. Both the OG kinking and external obstruction were eliminated via a left lateral thoracotomy.
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35 (10)
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2853 - 2856
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Wiley
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Kinking; LVAD; Outflow graft obstruction