TY - JOUR
T1 - Rupture of inlet graft of the HeartMate System
T2 - A case report
AU - Schneider, Nadja
AU - Joyce, David
AU - Southard, Robert
AU - Cross, Chadrick A.
AU - Noon, George P.
AU - Koerner, Michael M.
AU - Loebe, Matthias
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - As the implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as destination therapy for patients with heart failure increases in frequency, device durability and malfunction present an increasing concern. Complications such as inflow valve regurgitation, outflow valve distortion, and problems with power cable or pump motors place the LVAD recipient at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. To offset the risk of complications related to the inflow cannula, modifications to the valve conduit were made to the SNAP VE device in November 2002. These modifications were intended to improve durability with cycle performance of up to 6 times longer than the old inflow valve during in vitro testing. We describe here a patient who sustained disruption of the Dacron inlet graft after implantation of the Heart-Mate XVE System as a destination therapy.
AB - As the implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as destination therapy for patients with heart failure increases in frequency, device durability and malfunction present an increasing concern. Complications such as inflow valve regurgitation, outflow valve distortion, and problems with power cable or pump motors place the LVAD recipient at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. To offset the risk of complications related to the inflow cannula, modifications to the valve conduit were made to the SNAP VE device in November 2002. These modifications were intended to improve durability with cycle performance of up to 6 times longer than the old inflow valve during in vitro testing. We describe here a patient who sustained disruption of the Dacron inlet graft after implantation of the Heart-Mate XVE System as a destination therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.017
DO - 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 16399545
AN - SCOPUS:30044441549
VL - 25
SP - 137
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
SN - 1053-2498
IS - 1
ER -