@article{0f7f59c3c95b49f485409df38e4cccac,
title = "LVAD Vasculitis Case Series: Suggestion of a New Fatal LVAD-Related Phenomenon",
abstract = "Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are surgically implanted mechanical devices indicated for patients with advanced heart failure and are known to come with several complications. Here we present a case series, and review 1 documented report, of LVAD vasculitis, a presumed new LVAD immune/humoral related phenomenon. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)",
keywords = "autoimmune, cardiac assist devices, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease, chronic heart failure, systolic heart failure, vascular disease",
author = "Garcia, {Raul Angel} and Safwan Gaznabi and Lewis Musoke and Michael Osnard and Kathir Balakumaran and Armitage, {Keith B.} and Al-Kindi, {Sadeer G.} and Mahazarin Ginwalla and Yasir Abu-Omar and Elamm, {Chantal A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr Garcia is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Institutes of Health, under Aware Number 5T32HL110837. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.030",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "3",
pages = "1013--1017",
journal = "JACC: Case Reports",
issn = "2666-0849",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "7",
}