Transdiaphragmatic hernia 1 year after heart transplantation following implantable LVAD. |
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| Authors: | Annick Mouly-Bandini Virginie Chalvignac Frederic Collart Thierry Caus Catherine Guidon Roger Giudicelli Thierry Mesana |
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| Affiliation: | Cardiac Surgery Department, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France. |
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| Abstract: | Complications after ventricular assist devices placement most frequently consist of bleeding, infection, and thromboembolic events. We describe a late complication after transplantation caused by transdiaphragmatic connection of the device placed in the abdominal position that presented as an acute pulmonary syndrome, misleading initial diagnosis. |
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