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part man, part machine…

April 15, 2014 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

the case.

48 year old male is bought to the Emergency Department via ambulance following a syncopal episode. They are unable to obtain a blood pressure & describe ‘some sort of device coming out of his chest’ !! [Read more…]

Filed Under: #FOAM, Cardiology, ECHO, Interesting, Ultrasound Tagged With: conscious VF, dysrhythmia, ECHO, left ventricular assist device, LVAD, suction event, Ventricular assist device

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