Table 2.

Brain Autopsy Findings in 21 Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Brain autopsy finding	n (%)
Gross findings
Cerebral infarction	8 (38%)
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage	6 (31%)
Subdural hematoma	1 (4%)
Subarachnoid hemorrhage	3 (14%)
Microscopic findings
Cerebral microbleeds	17 (81%)
Microscopic parenchymal hemorrhage	12 (57%)
Perivascular hemorrhage	3 (14%)
Perivascular hemosiderin deposition	9 (42%)
Vascular changes	19 (90%)
Arterial intimal fibrosis	15 (71%)
Perivascular inflammation	13 (62%)
Vascular sclerosis	3 (14%)
Meningeal hemorrhage	5 (24%)
Diffuse hypoxic ischemic brain injury	2 (10%)
Microabscess	1 (5%)