Ventricular Assist Device-Related Haemolysis Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis

Ventricular Assist Device-Related Haemolysis Presenting with Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is one of the rare complications in patients fitted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We herein report a case of acute pancreatitis in a patient with LVAD triggered by intravascular haemolysis. A 44-year-old man with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) after VAD implan...

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Main Authors: Sanna Fatima, Yaser Alhamshari, Moiz Salahuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
VAD thrombosis
VAD complication
acute pancreatitis
hemolysis
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/557

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