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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1594-1596
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case reports

Pseudoaneurysm of the outflow graft in a patient with novacor N100 LVAD system

Christoph Knosalla, MDa, Yu-guo Weng, MDa, Semih Buz, MDa, Matthias Loebe, MD, PhDa, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhDa

a Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Address reprint requests to Dr Knosalla, Abteilung für Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
e-mail: knosalla{at}dhzb.de

Six months after implantation of a wearable Novacor N100 left ventricular assist device, a 47-year-old patient developed a swelling that overlay the body of sternum. Computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the Novacor outflow graft. The patient was taken back to surgery and the diagnosis was confirmed at operation. Repair was performed by direct sutures via right anterolateral thoracotomy, under deep hypothermia and low flow technique. The postoperative course was uneventful.




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