| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 26, Number 1, March 1994
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| Page(s) | 44 - 46 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/199426144 | |
| Published online | 21 August 2023 | |
Case Report
Potential Risk of Paradoxical Embolization during Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Case Report
Department of Anaesthesia, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Address correspondence to: Brian McCloskey, BS, CCP, Department of Anaesthesia, Foothills Hospital, 1403 -29th St. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9
A patient undergoing left ventricular assist had a complicated post-operative course due to a patent foramen ovale. This presented as a right to left shunt with desaturation of the arterial blood, and possibly contributed to paradoxical embolization resulting in neurological complications and death. A method is presented to determine the presence of a patent foramen ovale during left ventricular assist. Possible sources of embolization are discussed.
Key words: air embolism / cardiopulmonary bypass / left ventricular assist
© 1994 AMSECT
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