Late HeartMate 3 Thrombosis

Michael J Pienta; Kevin Knott; Abbas Bitar; Jonathan W Haft

doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000001479

Late HeartMate 3 Thrombosis

ASAIO J. 2022 May 1;68(5):e87-e89. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001479. Epub 2021 May 22.

Authors

Michael J Pienta¹, Kevin Knott¹, Abbas Bitar², Jonathan W Haft¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PMID: 34039884
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001479

Abstract

There are few reports of HeartMate 3 pump thrombosis, with existing reports relating to outflow occlusion or early perioperative thrombosis. We present a case of late pump thrombosis requiring pump exchange.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Heart Failure* / etiology
Heart Failure* / surgery
Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Thrombosis* / etiology