Electrostatic Discharge Causing Pump Shutdown in HeartMate 3

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve symptoms and outcomes in advanced heart failure. Although device malfunction has decreased significantly with later generation LVADs, it has not been eliminated. We describe the clinical course of a patient with HeartMate 3 LVAD who experienced device...

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Main Authors: Emil Najjar, MD, PhD, Ann Hallberg Kristensen, Tonje Thorvaldsen, MD, PhD, Magnus Dalén, MD, PhD, Ulrich P. Jorde, MD, PhD, Lars H. Lund, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000243