Right ventricular myocardial infarction in a patient on permanent left ventricular assist device therapy: 6-year follow-up
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is becoming an increasingly important therapeutic option for patients with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to heart transplant or destination therapy [1].The most commonly reported major events after LVAD implantation are bleeding, neurological events, pump thrombosis, infection, right ventricular failure, ventricular arrhythmias [2,3].Treatment of pump thrombosis or LVAD outflow graft failure
Authors
- Krzysztof Żmudka
- Bogusław Kapelak
- Dorota Sobczyk
- Maciej Stąpór (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-0729)
- Wojciech Suślik
- Jacek Legutko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-3674)
- Władysław Dąbrowski
- Karol Wierzbicki
- Wojciech Zajdel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-2117)
- Piotr Musiałek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0202-5987)
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Military Hospital (PK)
- John Paul II Hospital (PL)
- Institute of Cardiology (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kardiologia Polska
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107769
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00