Association of LVAD Cannula Position with Stroke Risk

Stroke remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in LVAD patients, with incidence upto to 22%. We hypothesized that certain LVAD cannula positions are associated with unfavourable flow patterns resulting in altered thrombogenicity, and therefore higher stroke risk.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: T. Agrawal, H. Abdala, R.A. Gutierrez, R. Thaker, S. Xu, N. Fida, J. Kim, I. Hussain, B. Trachtenberg, A. Guha, A. Bhimaraj, M. Kassi Tags: (1045) Source Type: research