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| A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS |
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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 74-76 |
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Echocardiography in left ventricular assist device
Sherif M Helmy, Alia Albinali, Rachel Hajar
Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
| Date of Web Publication | 26-Nov-2010 |
Correspondence Address:
Sherif M Helmy
Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha
Qatar
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.73222
How to cite this article:
Helmy SM, Albinali A, Hajar R. Echocardiography in left ventricular assist device. Heart Views 2010;11:74-6 |
A 41-year-old male Indian patient was admitted to our hospital due to refractory congestive heart failure. The patient received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy. The images show the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative echocardiography findings [Figure 1],[Figure 2],[Figure 3],[Figure 4],[Figure 5]. | Figure 1 :Preoperative M mode study showing a low cardiac output pattern of the (a) Preoperative M-mode study showing a low cardiac output pattern of the aortic valve, (b) Low output pattern of mitral valve, and (c) Dilated left ventricle (LV) with low output pattern
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 | Figure 2 :(a) Intraoperative tranesophageal echocardiography at 115° showing the LVAD inflow conduit from the LV apex (arrows) and (b) the color flow in the conduit (arrows)
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 | Figure 3 :Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography at 115°, showing the outflow conduit of the LVAD into the ascending aorta (arrows)
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 | Figure 4 :Post-LVAD implantation M mode echocardiogram of the aortic valve and left atrium shows closed aortic cusps throughout systole and diastole (v), denoting the well-functioning LVAD
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[Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3], [Figure 4], [Figure 5]
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