Embolized Hydrophilic Coating Polymers Found in Left Ventricular Assist Device Apical Core Specimen

Nir Levi; Ehud Jacobzon; Anna Tobar; Tatyana Weitsman; Joseph J. Maleszewski; Tal Hasin

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.035

Embolized Hydrophilic Coating Polymers Found in Left Ventricular Assist Device Apical Core Specimen

Nir Levi, Ehud Jacobzon, Anna Tobar, Tatyana Weitsman, Joseph J. Maleszewski, Tal Hasin

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

Left ventricular assist devices are increasingly used in patients with advanced heart failure. Gross and histologic evaluation of myocardial apical core specimens, extracted during device placement, can provide important insights. Herein, we describe a case of hydrophilic polymer embolization with associated foreign-body giant cell reaction discovered during apical core evaluation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	819-821
Number of pages	3
Journal	JACC: Case Reports
Volume	4
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.035
State	Published - Jul 6 2022

Keywords

giant cell
ischemic heart disease
left ventricular assist device
percutaneous coronary intervention

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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