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Massive intercostal hemorrhage after implantation of an intrapericardial ventricular assist device: A case report
Author(s) -
Etheridge James C.,
Cousins Ryan S.,
Philpott Jonathan M.
Publication year - 2021
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.15134
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , cardiology
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become integral to the treatment of advanced heart failure. Surgical bleeding is a known complication of LVAD placement but is most associated with intraperitoneal pump locations. Here we describe a case of massive postoperative hemorrhage secondary to erosion of an intrapericardial LVAD into an intercostal artery with an associated rib fracture.

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