Pseudoaneurysm of the outflow graft in a patient with novacor N100 LVAD system

Authors
Knosalla, C Weng, YG Buz, S Loebe, M Hetzer, R
Citation
C. Knosalla et al., Pseudoaneurysm of the outflow graft in a patient with novacor N100 LVAD system, ANN THORAC, 69(5), 2000, pp. 1594-1596
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1594 - 1596
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200005)69:5<1594:POTOGI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Six months after implantation of a wearable Novacor N100 left ventricular a ssist device, a 47-year-old patient developed a swelling that overlay the b ody of sternum. Computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed a pseudoane urysm of the Novacor outflow graft. The patient was taken back to surgery a nd the diagnosis was confirmed at operation. Repair was performed by direct sutures via right anterolateral thoracotomy, under deep hypothermia and lo w flow technique. The postoperative course was uneventful. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.