Atrophy of the Heart After Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Closure of the Aortic Valve

William C Roberts; Shelley A Hall; Jong M Ko; Peter A McCullough; Brian Lima

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.008

Atrophy of the Heart After Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Closure of the Aortic Valve

Am J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 1;117(5):878-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.008. Epub 2015 Dec 13.

Authors

William C Roberts¹, Shelley A Hall², Jong M Ko³, Peter A McCullough⁴, Brian Lima⁵

Affiliations

¹ Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas; Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
³ Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas.
⁴ Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas; Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
⁵ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

PMID: 26792135
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.008

Abstract

Described are findings in a 70-year-old man who had heart transplantation 4 years after treatment with a left ventricular assist device, and surgical closure of his previously replaced aortic valve. The result was a totally nonfunctioning left ventricle resulting in severe atrophy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Atrophy
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Cardiomyopathies / pathology
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Male