Central aortic valve closure successfully treated aortic insufficiency of the patient with Jarvik 2000 continuous flow left ventricular assist device: a case report

Yoshifumi Itoda; Kan Nawata; Haruo Yamauchi; Osamu Kinoshita; Mitsutoshi Kimura; Minoru Ono

doi:10.1007/s10047-016-0929-2

Central aortic valve closure successfully treated aortic insufficiency of the patient with Jarvik 2000 continuous flow left ventricular assist device: a case report

J Artif Organs. 2017 Mar;20(1):99-101. doi: 10.1007/s10047-016-0929-2. Epub 2016 Oct 15.

Authors

Yoshifumi Itoda¹, Kan Nawata², Haruo Yamauchi², Osamu Kinoshita², Mitsutoshi Kimura², Minoru Ono²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. [email protected].
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.

PMID: 27744498
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-016-0929-2

Abstract

Aortic insufficiency (AI) is a significant complication of long-term support of continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) for patients with end-stage heart failure. A 26-year-old female with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) was diagnosed with dilated phase hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (d-HCM)) and was implanted with Jarvik 2000, for bridge to transplantation. AI gradually developed and surgical intervention was indicated. We performed central aortic valve closure (CAVC) instead of valve replacement 20 months after CF-LVAD implantation. Patient's symptoms dramatically improved postoperatively. This is the first report of CAVC for a patient supported with Jarvik 2000.

Keywords: Aortic valve; Circulatory support device; Repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Treatment Outcome