Szymański Piotr, Religa Grzegorz, Klisiewicz Anna, Barańska Katarzyna, Hoffman Piotr
Echocardiographic Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
Echocardiography. 2007 Apr;24(4):420-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00409.x.
A case of an echocardiographic diagnosis of biventricular assist device inflow cannula obstruction, associated with low cardiac output in a 29-years old male with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe congestive heart failure is presented. The reasons for low cardiac output in patients supported with ventricular assist devices and the role of transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of device failure are briefly discussed.
本文介绍了一例经超声心动图诊断为双心室辅助装置流入插管梗阻的病例,该病例发生在一名29岁患有扩张型心肌病和严重充血性心力衰竭的男性患者身上,其伴有低心输出量。文中简要讨论了使用心室辅助装置的患者出现低心输出量的原因以及经食管超声心动图在诊断装置故障中的作用。