Outflow graft twisting of Heartmate III left ventricular-assisted device: A case report

Oğuz Konukoğlu

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17871

Oğuz Konukoğlu¹, Denyan Mansuroğlu¹, Özgür Yıldırım¹, Shiraslan Bakshaliyev¹, Kenan Sever¹, Mehmet Balkanay¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeni Yüzyıl University, Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital,, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17871

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Outflow graft twisting of Heartmate III left ventricular-assisted device is a rare device complication and, due to the recent reports from transplant centers, the firm and the United States Food and Drug Administration have announced explanatory measures. When the outflow graft twisting occurs, the diagnosis and treatment should be done without any delay due to serious decline in the device output and unstable hemodynamics. This article describes the first case of an outflow graft twisting in Turkey.

Keywords : Graft, Heartmate III, left ventricular-assisted device, outflow, twisting

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