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SA Journal of Radiology
versión On-line ISSN 2078-6778
versión impresa ISSN 1027-202X
Resumen
MATHEW, Rishi P.; ALEXANDER, Timothy; PATEL, Vimal y LOW, Gavin. Chest radiographs of cardiac devices (Part 2): Ventricular assist devices. S. Afr. J. radiol. (Online) [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2078-6778. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v23i1.1732.
Heart failure is considered a worldwide pandemic affecting 26 million people globally. Patients who are unfit or waiting for cardiac transplantation may benefit from alternate mechanical support therapies using ventricular assist devices. It is not uncommon for radiologists, especially those working in institutions with a high volume of cardiac transplantations, to be presented with radiographs containing these devices. The role of the radiologist is not only to accurately identify these devices, but also to evaluate for any complications.
Palabras clave : Left ventricular assist device; right ventricular assist device; intra-aortic balloon pump; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; berlin heart; heartmate II; heartware LVAD; heartmate III.