Listening for Thrombosis

The introduction of the left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) has fundamentally advanced the management of heart failure (HF), as LVADs provide either a destination form of treatment or a bridge to eventual heart transplantation or the recovery from HF. A disastrous complication that can profoundly compromise the functionality of the LVAD, as for any extracorporeal device, is thrombosis. In the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Boilson et  al describe a noninvasive approach for early detection of such events in the LVAD population.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research