title: Aortic Valve Thrombus in a Patient With an Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device: The Dilemma of Management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Barrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smeltz
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Harendra
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: harora@aims.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Priya A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019468:Disease Management; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: LVAD; aortic valve thrombus; heart failure; left ventricular assist device