Electrostatic Discharge Causing Pump Shutdown in HeartMate 3

JACC: Case Reports

Tonje Thorvaldsen, MD, PhD¹  Ann Hallberg Kristensen²  Lars H. Lund, MD, PhD²  Emil Najjar, MD, PhD³  Ulrich P. Jorde, MD, PhD³  Magnus Dalén, MD, PhD⁴ 

[1] Address for correspondence: Dr. Emil Najjar, Karolinska Institutet, Heart and Vascular Theme Karolinska University Hospital, N305, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.;Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;

关键词: complications;    device;    device malfunction;    heart failure;    HeartMate 3;    left ventricular assist device;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 malfunction, involving temporary pump shutdown suspected to be caused by electrostatic discharge. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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