Patient with implanted heartmate ii left ventricular assist device (lvad) was admitted due to the second driveline fracture of 2nd heartmate ii lvad.Patient presented with lvad alarms.Waveforms were evaluated by abbott corp; short to shield occurring on grounded mobile power unit (mpu).X-rays did not reveal noticeable driveline fracture.Blind repair was not pursued at this time.Patient opted to pursue palliative management due to burden of other comorbidities including severe urinary retention/ bladder spasms/ failure to thrive with weight loss.Patient discharged home with battery power and ungrounded cable.
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