title: Cardiac arrest secondary to sudden LVAD failure in the setting of aortic valve fusion successfully managed with emergent transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: wmclwilson@me.com.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldraich
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cusimano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horlick
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Aortic valve fusion; Left ventricular assist device; Transcatheter aortic valve replacement