Surveillance Echocardiography for LVAD Patients

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Surveillance Echocardiography for LVAD Patients

Pericardial effusion With or without cardiac tamponade including RV compression. Tamponade: respirophasic flow changes; poor RVOT SV LV failure secondary to partial LV unloading (by serial exam comparison)  (a) 2D/3D: increasing…

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Long-Term Complications of Ventricular Assist Devices

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Long-Term Complications of Ventricular Assist Devices

Fig. 17.1 Estimated actuarial survival (continuous-flow LVAD therapy vs. pulsatile-flow LVAD therapy ). Modified with permission from Hindawi Publishing Corporation [33] Fig. 17.2 Comparison of adverse event rates of continuous-flow…

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Perioperative Management of LVAD Patients

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Complication % of cases Right heart failure 10–39%; up to 50% when LVAD emergently placed Respiratory failure 6–40% Cerebral vascular accident 10–15% Transient ischemic attack 4–12% Delirium 10% Renal failure…

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History of Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Fig. 1.1 Domingo Liotta and the Liotta Artificial Heart (1969) The meaningful pursuit of heart replacement began in 1964 when Dr. Michael DeBakey secured funding, mainly through the auspices of…

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Intraoperative Anesthesia Management

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Intraoperative Anesthesia Management

Left ventricle and interventricular septum Small LV size, particularly with increased LV trabeculation LV thrombus LV apical aneurysm Ventricular septal defect Right ventricle RV dilatation RV systolic dysfunction Atria, interatrial…

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