left ventricular assist device

Clinical Images

Visualization of HeartMate 3 Outflow Graft Twisting by Selective Graft Angiography

12/01/2022

Ali Dogan, MD¹; Oguz Konukoglu²; Kenan Sever, MD²; Mehmet Balkanay²; Denyan Mansuroglu, MD²

Ali Dogan, MD1; Oguz Konukoglu2; Kena...

A 55-year-old male patient presented with a history of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation due to ischemic cardiomyopathy. He was admitted to the cardiology department with progressive dyspnea. A HeartMate 3 (Abbott) had been...

A 55-year-old male patient...

12/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Loss of Leaflet Insertion After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair Requiring Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Usefulness of 3D Multiplanar Reconstruction

08/27/2019

Francesco Melillo, MD¹; Francesco Ancona, MD¹; Francesco Calvo, MD¹; Andrea Fisicaro, MD¹; Stefano Stella, MD¹; Cristina Capogrosso, MD¹; Roberto Spoladore, MD¹; Paolo Denti, MD²; Giulio Melisurgo, MD³; Elisabetta Lapenna, MD²; Federico Pappalardo, MD³; Alessandro Castiglioni, MD²; Alberto Margonato, MD¹; Eustachio Agricola, MD¹

Francesco Melillo, MD1; Francesco An...

Recurrence of mitral regurgitation after MitraClip implantation is challenging. This case demonstrates that LVAD implantation may be a solution to address MitraClip failure.

Recurrence of mitral...

08/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical and Economic Effectiveness of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/24/2015

Atman P. Shah, MD¹; Elizabeth M. Retzer, MD¹; Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc¹; Jonathan D. Paul, MD¹; Janet Friant, MSN¹; Karin E. Dill, MD²; Joseph L. Thomas, MD³

Atman P. Shah, MD1; Elizabeth M. Ret...

This study conducted a review of all comparative randomized control trials of the pVADS (Impella and TandemHeart) vs IABP for patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

This study conducted a review of...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology