Successful treatment of cerebral hemorrhage using computed tomography angiography in a patient with left-ventricular-assist device.
Cerebral hemorrhage is one of the common complications associated with left-ventricular-assist device (LVAD) treatment and leads to a high mortality rate because of excessive bleeding due to frequently unknown causes. Cerebral angiography is used to diagnose cerebrovascular events and is well recognized as being very useful for this purpose. We performed a cerebral angiography for a patient with an LVAD who developed cerebral hemorrhage, and the hemorrhagic source was clearly identified. The patient underwent successful neurosurgical treatment, which was  followed by heart transplantation.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruna
H
Morito
Takashi
T
Nishimura
Masahiko
M
Ando
Osamu
O
Kinoshita
Motoyuki
M
Hisagi
Hideaki
H
Imai
Akira
A
Iijima
Noboru
N
Motomura
Shunei
S
Kyo
Minoru
M
Ono
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography