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The clinical implication of transcranial doppler detection of microembolic signals in patients with Heartmate II

  • Kazuki Fukuma
  • , Osamu Seguchi
  • , Kozue Saito
  • , Kensuke Kuroda
  • , Seiko Nakajima
  • , Takuma Sato
  • , Masanobu Yanase
  • , Yorihiko Matsumoto
  • , Satsuki Fukushima
  • , Tomoyuki Fujita
  • , Junjiro Kobayashi
  • , Kazuyuki Nagatsuka
  • , Norihide Fukushima

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Abstract

We aimed to elucidate the clinical relevance of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in the detection of microembolic signals in patients with Heartmate II (HM-II). Twenty patients with HM-II underwent TCD examinations, and microembolic signals were rarely detected in stable patients. However, they were detected in patients with hemolysis and/or thromboembolic events. Further, TCD examination under oxygen inhalation revealed that, both, solid emboli and gaseous emboli exist in patients with HM-II.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)694-696
Number of pages3
JournalASAIO Journal
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biophysics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering

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