Garcia Raul Angel, Gaznabi Safwan, Musoke Lewis, Osnard Michael, Balakumaran Kathir, Armitage Keith B, Al-Kindi Sadeer G, Ginwalla Mahazarin, Abu-Omar Yasir, Elamm Chantal A
Department of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Harrington Heart Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Department of Infectious Disease, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Harrington Heart Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
JACC Case Rep. 2021 Jul 7;3(7):1013-1017. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.030.
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are surgically implanted mechanical devices indicated for patients with advanced heart failure and are known to come with several complications. Here we present a case series, and review 1 documented report, of LVAD vasculitis, a presumed new LVAD immune/humoral related phenomenon. ().
左心室辅助装置(LVADs)是通过手术植入的机械设备,适用于晚期心力衰竭患者,并且已知会伴有多种并发症。在此,我们呈现一个病例系列,并回顾1份已记录的关于LVAD血管炎的报告,这是一种推测的与LVAD免疫/体液相关的新现象。()