Disruption of blood flow in the outflow graft is a valuable marker for detecting suction events in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices
J Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun;18(2):127-129.
doi: 10.1007/s12574-019-00418-z.
Epub 2019 Feb 6.
1 Heart Center, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
2 Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Failure, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. tafujino@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
3 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
4 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.