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Amphetamine Abuse as a Rare Cause of Recurrent LVAD Pump Thrombosis
Author(s) -
Heim Christian,
Kondruweit Markus,
Weyand Michael,
Tandler Rene
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12504
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , thrombosis , complication , addiction , amphetamine , cardiology , surgery , heart failure , psychiatry , dopamine
We report a patient with recurrent left ventricular assist device (LVAD) thrombosis due to amphetamine addiction. The management of this complication is reviewed. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12504 (J Card Surg 2015;30:215–216)