Bidirectional Dynamic Change in Shunt Flow Across a Small Ventricular Septal Defect in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device

• Tasuku Sato, MS,
• Toru Hashimoto, MD, PhD,
• Yusuke Ishikawa, MD,
• Takeo Fujino, MD, PhD,
• Ichiro Sakamoto, MD,
• Taiki Higo, MD,
• Akira Shiose, MD, PhD,
• Hiroyuki Tsutsui, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tasuku Sato, MS

Echocardiography Laboratory, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Toru Hashimoto, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Failure, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Corresponding author: Dr Toru Hashimoto, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. Tel.: +81-92-642-5360; fax: +81-92-642-5374.

Yusuke Ishikawa, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Takeo Fujino, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Ichiro Sakamoto, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Taiki Higo, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Akira Shiose, MD, PhD

Echocardiography Laboratory, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroyuki Tsutsui, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Heart Center, Fukuoka, Japan