Usefulness of a left ventricular assist device in patients with left ventricular noncompaction.

We present 2 such patients with LVNC who, following failed medical management, received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD): one for long-term management and one as a bridge to transplant. Both were managed successfully without thromboembolic events to date. The success of these cases suggests that LVAD placement is a viable therapy in patients with LVNC as a bridge to transplant or as long-term management.
PMID: 29686556 [PubMed]

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - January 1, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hashemi H, Raza FS, Harmon DM, Alias T, Felius J, Sherwood MJ Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research