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Left ventricular assist device event logs for patient 1 during first radiation treatment. Reprinted with permission. Blue line: motor speed (RPM); orange line: calculated average flow (L/min); yellow line: motor power (watts); grey line: calculated pulsatility index
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F1
Mild fatigue was reported following radiation; however, LVAD log files sent after each fraction were unremarkable (Figure 1, Table 1).
PMC9881437_02
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography SPECT imaging of demonstrating right upper lobe tumor (patient 2). SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography.
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F2
HM3 LVAD implantation presented with worsening dyspnea. He was found to have a right upper-lobe nodule with mediastinal lymphadenopathy on CT imaging (Figure 2). No LVAD complications or symptoms of HF were witnessed during treatment or in subsequent follow-up (Figure 3, Table 2).
Left ventricular assist device event logs for patient 2 during first radiation treatment. Reprinted with permission. Blue line: motor speed (RPM); orange line: calculated average flow (L/min); yellow line: motor power (watts); grey line: calculated pulsatility index
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F3
No LVAD complications or symptoms of HF were witnessed during treatment or in subsequent follow-up (Figure 3, Table 2).