Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Thrombosed Apical Aneurysm

Abstract

Left ventricular assist device implantation is a challenging procedure in the presence of a giant thrombosed aneurysm, and no standard surgical techniques are currently recommended in this setting. In this case, we report the successful implantation of a left ventricular assist device (HeartMate III) in a patient with a massive thrombosed apical aneurysm. The patient presented with extended antero-apical necrosis as a result of a delay in hospital admission for acute coronary syndrome due to the patient’s concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Keywords

• advanced heart failure
• apical aneurysm
• HeartMate III
• left ventricular assist device