# Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) chronic inflow suck-down: a case report demonstrating the need for retrospective cardiac computed tomography angiography for LVAD assessment

**Authors:** Muhammad Umair, Amy Avakian

PMC · DOI: 10.1186/s44348-026-00070-z · Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging · 2026-03-14

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- **Diseases:** Inflow obstruction (MESH:D000402), ischemic cardiomyopathy (MESH:D009202), thrombosis (MESH:D013927), end-stage heart failure (MESH:D007676), LVAD (MESH:D018487), arrhythmias (MESH:D001145)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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