Amphetamine abuse as a rare cause of recurrent LVAD pump thrombosis

Christian Heim; Markus Kondruweit; Michael Weyand; Rene Tandler

doi:10.1111/jocs.12504

Amphetamine abuse as a rare cause of recurrent LVAD pump thrombosis

J Card Surg. 2015 Feb;30(2):215-6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12504. Epub 2014 Dec 29.

Authors

Christian Heim¹, Markus Kondruweit, Michael Weyand, Rene Tandler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

PMID: 25545600
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12504

Abstract

We report a patient with recurrent left ventricular assist device (LVAD) thrombosis due to amphetamine addiction. The management of this complication is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amphetamine-Related Disorders / complications*
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
Follow-Up Studies
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Recurrence
Thrombolytic Therapy
Thrombosis / drug therapy
Thrombosis / etiology*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Tissue Plasminogen Activator