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Ventricular Assist Device Risk Factors


Alternate Names for Ventricular Assist Device:
Heart assist system implantation
VAD

Possible Complications

If you are planning to have VAD implantation, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

  • Bleeding
  • Blood clots
  • Infection
  • Device failure
  • Adverse reaction to the anesthesia
  • Kidney, lung, or heart damage

Factors that may increase the risk of complications include having:

  • A serious infectious disease
  • Advanced disease of vital organs other than the heart
  • Blood clotting disorder

Also, if you have a small stature, you may not be able to get a VAD. The device is bulky. Newer generation continuous flow devices, which are much smaller, are being studied.

Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the surgery.

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