The journal of Tehran Heart Center
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J Tehran Heart Cent · Jan 2020
Case ReportsAnesthetic Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange in a Patient with Intracranial Hemorrhage.
The gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation; however, the rate of transplantation remains inadequate because of the paucity of organ donation. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been used as a bridge therapy before transplantation. ⋯ Herein, we describe a 60-year-old male patient with an LVAD with complaints of right hemiparesis, dysphasia, and facial paralysis. We aim to present the anesthetic management of a patient with intracranial hemorrhage who underwent LVAD exchange due to thrombosis.