Levi Nir, Jacobzon Ehud, Tobar Anna, Weitsman Tatyana, Maleszewski Joseph J, Hasin Tal
Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
JACC Case Rep. 2022 Jul 6;4(13):819-821. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.035.
Left ventricular assist devices are increasingly used in patients with advanced heart failure. Gross and histologic evaluation of myocardial apical core specimens, extracted during device placement, can provide important insights. Herein, we describe a case of hydrophilic polymer embolization with associated foreign-body giant cell reaction discovered during apical core evaluation. ().
左心室辅助装置越来越多地用于晚期心力衰竭患者。在装置植入过程中提取的心肌心尖核心标本的大体和组织学评估可以提供重要的见解。在此,我们描述了一例在尖核心评估中发现的亲水性聚合物栓塞伴异物巨细胞反应的病例。()