title: Early thrombus formation in patient with HeartWare left ventricular assist device presenting with acute heart failure.
abstract: Heart failure is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. Heart transplantation is still the gold standard therapy despite emerging treatment options. Due to the limited number of available donors, the use of ventricular assist devices has increased. However, increasing incidences of complications are observed with using these devices. In this article, surgical treatment of a huge mobile thrombus formation in an inflow cannula due to ineffective anticoagulation in a 59 year-old man who received a HeartWare ventricular assist device because of ischemic cardiomyopathy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ucar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Serkan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refik Emre
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Altekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bayezid
keywords: Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Surgical treatment; Thrombus