Massive aortic thrombus in patient with mechanical prosthetic valve supported with left ventricular assist device

Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat; Allan B Zelinger; Dinker A Trivedi; Antone J Tatooles

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.10.003

Massive aortic thrombus in patient with mechanical prosthetic valve supported with left ventricular assist device

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Jan-Feb;5(1):66-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.10.003. Epub 2010 Oct 23.

Authors

Tanyanan Tanawuttiwat¹, Allan B Zelinger, Dinker A Trivedi, Antone J Tatooles

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Oak Lawn, IL 60453, USA. ttanawuttiwat@gmail.com

PMID: 21051308
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.10.003

Abstract

A 54-year-old left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-supported patient with mechanical prosthetic valves was planned for LVAD exchange using cardiac computed tomography(CCT) for preoperative evaluation. The CCT revealed massive thrombus in the ascending aorta. The surgery was done without thromboembolic complications. We reinforces the utility of CCT as a preoperative assessment in this specific case.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Thrombosis / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Ultrasonography