Acute right atrial thrombus formation after extracorporeal life support removal during LVAD-implantation

Anne Woehrle; Alexander Sachs; Mirko Doss; Aron Frederik Popov

doi:10.1177/02184923231219822

Acute right atrial thrombus formation after extracorporeal life support removal during LVAD-implantation

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2024 Mar;32(2-3):143-144. doi: 10.1177/02184923231219822. Epub 2023 Dec 12.

Authors

Anne Woehrle¹, Alexander Sachs², Mirko Doss¹, Aron Frederik Popov^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg, Germany.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Siegburg, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiac-, Thoracic-, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

PMID: 38087496
DOI: 10.1177/02184923231219822

Abstract

A 58-year-old male underwent LVAD-Implantation after ECLS explantation. After removal of ECLS (A) transesophageal echocardiography revealed thrombus in the inferior vena cava (B) and right atrium (C). The thrombus was removed with a second pump run including RVAD-Implantation. (D) The diameter of thrombus formations was 6 × 1 cm and 5 × 1.5 cm.

Keywords: BVAD; ECLS; LVAD; RVAD; Right atrial thrombus; TAH); aortic; balloon pump); cardiac; circulatory support devices (LVAD; circulatory temporary support (incl mechanical; complications; general; mechanical circulatory support; surgery; thrombosis (specify location).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Failure*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Implantation
Thrombosis*