title: A case of late-onset right ventricular failure after implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device.
abstract: Postoperative right ventricular failure is usually apparent perioperatively or soon after left ventricular assist device insertion. Here, we report a case complicated by right ventricular failure that manifested 3 weeks after HeartMate II implantation. This case is also unique because the postoperative right ventricular failure was progressive over the years. We discuss how the smaller size of the left ventricle and untreated tricuspid regurgitation contributed to the development of right ventricular failure in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. imamurate-int@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinugawa
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiga
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Hisataka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatano
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yasunobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Shunei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyo
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Ryozo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagai
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology*