Early Postoperative Aortic Root Thrombus After Heartmate 3.

We report the first case of aortic root thrombus occurring early after HM3 implantation as a bridge to heart transplantation. Our case suggests that bridging with an Impella 5.0 preceding HM3 implantation could potentially predispose patients to aortic root thrombus after HM3 implantation, due to Impella-related injury to the aortic valve and aortic root stasis after durable LVAD support. PMID: 31596714 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The Heart Surgery Forum - September 4, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jahanyar J, Liao JM, DeValeria P, Steidley DE, Craner R, Ramakrishna H, Scott RL Tags: Heart Surg Forum Source Type: research