• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Dec 2017

    Case Reports

    HeartMate III Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis Triggered by an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shock.

    • Stefan Klotz, Antje Karluss, Sina Stock, Alex Frydrychowicz, and Hans-Hinrich Sievers.
    • Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: stefan.klotz@uksh.de.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2017 Dec 1; 104 (6): e421-e424.

    AbstractWe report the case of an HeartMate III left ventricular assist device (LVAD) thrombosis triggered by a shock from an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, releasing a left ventricular thrombus sucked in the LVAD inflow cannula. With LVAD low flow only the increase in motor temperature gave a hint of the thrombosis and a computer tomography scan confirmed the diagnosis. Pump exchange was performed with an uneventful outcome.Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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