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Durable LVAD implantation is complicated by massive aortic root air lock during bypass separation.
This case report highlights the rare complication of a massive aortic root air lock occurring during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass in durable LVAD implantation.
This case report discusses a massive air lock within the aortic root discovered during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass in a man in his 60s who underwent durable left ventricular assist device implantation.
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Aibek E. Mirrakhimov (2026) studied this question. Durable left ventricular assist device implantation was complicated by a massive aortic root air lock discovered during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass in a man in his 60s.
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