Unusual cause of left ventricular assist device failure: pendulating mass in the cavity

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Sep;32(3):533. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.05.019. Epub 2007 Jul 20.

Authors

Noboru Oda¹, Tomoko Sugiyama Kato, Kazuo Niwaya, Kazuo Komamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 17643311
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.05.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography / methods*
Equipment Failure
Heart Atria / pathology
Heart Failure / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Myocardium / pathology*
Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / pathology*