title: Imaging of left ventricular assist devices.
abstract: Left ventricular assist devices are used as a bridge to recovery, a bridge to transplant, or a permanent alternative to cardiac transplant. This exhibit demonstrates the imaging appearance of commonly used left ventricular assist devices and their complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Vineet R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Richard N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Pierson
authors.forename: Bartley P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Erik N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Sorensen
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008488:Medical Illustration; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*