Lawn Mower Versus Left Ventricular Assist Device

A 77-year-old man with history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with abdominal pain after a lawn mower accident. Examination and imaging revealed a displaced LVAD driveline and a pericardial hematoma secondary to traumatic coronary artery injury. The pat...

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Main Authors: Vishal N. Rao, MD, MPH, Marat Fudim, MD, MHS, Andrew Griffin, MD, Jennifer A. Rymer, MD, MBA, W. Schuyler Jones, MD, Lynne M.H. Koweek, MD, Tony P. Smith, MD, Daniele Marin, MD, Adam D. DeVore, MD, MHS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266608492030036X