Accelerated LVAD pump thrombosis in COVID‐19 patient: Case report and mini review

IJ Wadiwala, P Garg, M Alomari… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Coronavirus (COVID‐19) infection exposes patients with heart failure
specially who are on mechanical support to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Aims To …

Unusual case of pump thrombosis in LVAD patient with COVID-19—Diagnostic Challenges

WH Frick, RD Mallory, M Guglin, E Anderson… - 2020 - scholarworks.iupui.edu
We present the first reported case of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) pump thrombosis in
the setting of the coronavirus pandemic. We describe the clinical features of the case which …

Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2: challenge for diagnosis and medical management in patients with left ventricular assist device: a case series

P Dan, F Birgit, M Matei, V Vuillemin… - … Heart Journal-Case …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposes vulnerable
patients to high risk of mortality. Patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) usually …

Impact of COVID-19 on patients supported with a left ventricular assist device

J Zakrzewski, L Coyle, T Aicher, K Chickerillo… - Asaio …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Patients on left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support may be susceptible to severe
disease and complications from coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). The purpose of this …

Left ventricular assist device thrombosis treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in a patient with COVID-19 infection

SA Jarrett, J Alzubi… - The VAD …, 2021 - digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is an established treatment for patients
with end-stage, systolic heart failure as a bridge to heart transplantation or destination …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and outcomes of patients with a left ventricular assist device with coronavirus disease-19

I Sobol, M Yuzefpolskaya, Z Roth… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has afflicted more than 4 million
people in the United States and carries a high mortality rate. Preexisting cardiovascular …

COVID‐19 complicating perioperative management of LVAD implantation: A case report and systematic review

DSP Belfort, B Biselli, MS Ávila… - Journal of cardiac …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID‐19) affected 125 million people worldwide
and caused 2.7 million deaths. Some comorbidities are associated with worse prognosis …

Management of patients with left ventricular assist device during the COVID-19 pandemic

G Moady, T Ben Gal, S Atar - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with multi-organ
involvement, including the cardiovascular system. The disease may cause several …

Rapidly progressive left ventricular assist device outflow graft thrombosis associated with COVID-19 infection

V Maharaj, M Steiner, B Boyle, F Kazmirczak… - Circulation: Heart …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Patient's respiratory status worsened over the next day necessitating endotracheal
intubation. LVAD flows declined to 2.0 to 2.5 L/min without changes in pulsatility index or …

Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients on left ventricular assist device support

EY Birati, SS Najjar, RJ Tedford, BA Houston… - Circulation: Heart …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to afflict
millions of people worldwide. Patients with end-stage heart failure and left ventricular assist …