Concomitant surgical cryoablation for refractory ventricular tachycardia and left ventricular assist device placement: a dual remedy but a recipe for thrombosis?

Colleen K. McIlvennan,Ashok Babu,Andreas Brieke,Amrut V. Ambardekar

Concomitant surgical cryoablation for refractory ventricular tachycardia and left ventricular assist device placement: a dual remedy but a recipe for thrombosis?

2016

Colleen K. McIlvennan
Ashok Babu
Andreas Brieke
Amrut V. Ambardekar

Background Ventricular tachycardia (VT) can persist following placement of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The optimal management strategy for VT during the peri-LVAD period is unknown.

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Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Surgery
Cryoablation
Cardiac surgery
Internal medicine
Heart failure
Cardiology
Thrombosis
Ventricular tachycardia
Cardiothoracic surgery
Ventricular assist device
Medicine

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