| Literature DB >> 26739016 |
Ikuko Shibasaki1, Toshiyuki Kuwata2, Go Tsuchiya2, Hironaga Ogawa2, Yasuyuki Yamada2, Shigeru Toyoda3, Teruo Inoue3, Hirotsugu Fukuda2.
Abstract
A 56-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy underwent mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty, and simultaneous deployment of an extracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Subsequently, she developed hemolytic anemia. Although the LVAD system was repeatedly exchanged and the mitral annular ring was removed, her hemolytic anemia did not improve. Finally, the NIPRO LVAD was replaced with Gyro Pump®, and her anemia was ameliorated. It appears important to consider the possibility of hemolytic anemia as a LVAD-related complication, although it would be rare.Entities:
Keywords: Dilated cardiomyopathy; Hemolytic anemia; NIPRO LVAD
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26739016 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-015-0621-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1863-6705