Continuous flow left ventricular assist device placement complicated by aortic valve thrombus and myocardial infarction

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):e102-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.248. Epub 2014 Aug 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Aortic valve thrombus; Left ventricular assist device; Right heart failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Thrombosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis*
  • Thrombosis / surgery
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / surgery