作者: Nadia Aissaoui , Michiel Morshuis , Benoit Diebold , Emmanuel Guerot , Jan Gummert
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACVD.2012.09.006
关键词: Right ventricular failure 、 Cardiology 、 Heart failure 、 Ventricular assist device 、 Intensive care medicine 、 Medicine 、 Presentation (obstetrics) 、 Pump flow 、 Internal medicine 、 Etiology
摘要: Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become an established therapeutic option for patients with end-stage heart failure. The appearance of failure in VAD seems unexpected. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is not rare. We report six cases clinical presentation at different times after implantation and describe the mechanisms involved. aetiology failure, like its presentation, varies has yet to be identified.