Myocardial infarction after left ventricular assist device implantation: clinical course, role of aortic root thrombus, and outcomes

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Jan;33(1):112-5. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.021. Epub 2013 Oct 25.

Authors

Justin Fried¹, Jason Han¹, Yoshifumi Naka², Ulrich P Jorde¹, Nir Uriel¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York, New York.
² Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

PMID: 24418737
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.021

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta / physiopathology*
Aortic Valve / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Thrombosis / complications*
Thrombosis / etiology
Thrombosis / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*