title: Heart Failure After 5 Years on LVAD: Diagnosis and Treatment of Outflow Graft Obstruction.
abstract: HeartWare assist device outflow graft obstruction is an uncommon but severe complication, and it may be because of several reasons. We present a case of recurrence of heart failure in a young patient supported with left ventricular assist device and on the waiting list for heart transplantation. After a complex diagnostic workout, a stenosis of the graft anastomosis was found and successfully stented.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; †Department of Anesthesiology, ‡Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, and §Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and ¶DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pieri
authors.forename: Anna Mara
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scandroglio
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kukucka
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kretzschmar
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dreysse
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krabatsch
authors.forename: Evgenij
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Potapov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents