Gaspar Del Rio-Pertuz, Pablo Paz, Erwin Argueta-Sosa, Benjamin Hirsch, Nandini Nair
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Abstract
Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the standard of care in patients with end-stage heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Low flow alarms and complete pump stoppage as a sign of myocardial function recovery leading to device explant have rarely been reported in the literature. We present a patient on LVAD support who showed left ventricle function improvement and a subsequent device explant.