Successful implantation of HeartWare HVAD left ventricular assist device with concomitant ascending and sinus of valsalva aneurysms repair.
Coexistence of aortic disease is an uncommon finding in end-stage heart failure patients requiring left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement. A 38-year-old man with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy was admitted in stage D heart failure. Preoperative computed tomography demonstrated multiple saccular aneurysms of the ascending aorta and sinus of valsalva. We successfully performed complex aortic surgery and the implantation of a continuous-flow LVAD (HeartWare HVAD) (HeartWare International, Framingham, MA). The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient is currently listed for heart transplantation.
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611-2968, USA.
Koji
K
Takeda
Umraan
U
Ahmad
Sukit Chris
SC
Malaisrie
Richard
R
Lee
Patrick M
PM
McCarthy
Edwin C
EC
McGee
D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome