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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2026; 14(19): 119964
Published online Jul 6, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.119964
Venous excess ultrasound score detects systemic venous congestion in a left ventricular assist device patient: A case report
Fotios Dimitriadis, Dimitrios Elaiopoulos, Michalis Antonopoulos, Giorgos Konstantinou, Theodosia Maragkoulia, Paraskevi Salata, Maria Chronaki, Eleni Tzatzaki, Ioannis Vlahodimitris, Theodoros Pitsolis, Michail Zervos, Theodora Soulele, Michail Bonios, Themistoklis Chamogeorgakis, Stavros Dimopoulos
Fotios Dimitriadis, Dimitrios Elaiopoulos, Michalis Antonopoulos, Giorgos Konstantinou, Theodosia Maragkoulia, Paraskevi Salata, Maria Chronaki, Eleni Tzatzaki, Ioannis Vlahodimitris, Theodoros Pitsolis, Michail Zervos, Theodora Soulele, Stavros Dimopoulos, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674, Attikí, Greece
Michail Bonios, Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674, Attikí, Greece
Themistoklis Chamogeorgakis, 2nd Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens 17674, Attikí, Greece
Co-first authors: Fotios Dimitriadis and Dimitrios Elaiopoulos.
Author contributions: Dimitriadis F and Elaiopoulos D conceptualized the study; Dimitriadis F and Dimopoulos S designed the methodology; Dimitriadis F, Dimopoulos S, and Elaiopoulos D validated the data; Dimitriadis F performed the formal analysis, investigation and provided resources; Antonopoulos M, Konstantinou G, Maragoulia T, Salata P, Chronaki Μ, Tzatzaki E, Vlahodimitris I, Pitsolis T, Zervos M, Soulele T, Bonios M, and Chamogeorgakis T curated the data; Dimitriadis F wrote the original draft; Dimitriadis F and Dimopoulos S reviewed and edited the manuscript; Dimopoulos S supervised the study and administered the project; and all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this case report.
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Corresponding author: Stavros Dimopoulos, MD, PhD, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 356 Syggrou Av, Athens 17674, Attikí, Greece.
stdimop@gmail.com
Received: February 11, 2026
Revised: May 21, 2026
Accepted: June 10, 2026
Published online: July 6, 2026
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