Lightning strike induced damage leading to urgent left ventricular assist device exchange

Artif Organs. 2024 Apr;48(4):418-420. doi: 10.1111/aor.14689. Epub 2024 Jan 25.

Authors

Ali Saad Merzah¹, Eleftherios Beltsios¹, Bastian Schmack¹, Guenes Dogan¹, Arjang Ruhparwar¹, Jan D Schmitto¹, Jasmin S Hanke¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

PMID: 38270519
DOI: 10.1111/aor.14689

No abstract available

Keywords: HeartMate 3; HeartMate II; HeartWare; LVAD; LVAD adverse events; LVAD exchange; left ventricular assist device; lightning strike.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Heart Failure*
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
Humans
Lightning Injuries*
Retrospective Studies