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Thoratec recalled their HeartMate II ventricular assist device in March 2012 after some problems related to disconnection of the bend relief. Abrasion on the pump outflow graft caused by a disconnected bend relief is rare. We report the case of a 49-year-old man in whom a disconnected bend relief caused a puncture in the outflow graft, resulting in a contained hematoma, requiring outflow graft replacement.

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Heart failure heart-assist devices prosthesis failure punctures thoracic surgical procedures

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FDA Thoratec recall firm press release. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm296981.htm.

Sareyyupoglu

Lammert

Gongora

Zubieta

Zehr

. Pump outflow graft puncture in a patient with a HeartMate II ventricular assist device. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 95: e97–e98.

Contained Rupture in HeartMate II Outflow Graft Bend Relief Disconnection

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