Longest Known Survivor With HeartMate II Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist System-A Case Report of the 16-Year Success Story

Yamane Chawa; Mhd Baraa Habib; Ammar Chapra; Salah Elbdri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9695

Longest Known Survivor With HeartMate II Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist System-A Case Report of the 16-Year Success Story

Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jan 6;13(1):e9695. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9695. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Authors

Yamane Chawa¹, Mhd Baraa Habib², Ammar Chapra², Salah Elbdri²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Cardiology Department, Heart Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been used as a bridge to transplantation in patients with advanced heart failure. In this case, LVAD therapy was used as a destination therapy for 16 years, representing the longest documented and continuously ongoing support with the original implanted device.

Keywords: HeartMate II; destination therapy; heart failure left ventricular assistant device; mechanical circulatory supportive device.