Bridge to recovery with a left ventricular assist device for fulminant acute myocarditis

T Ueno; P Bergin; M Richardson; D S Esmore

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01202-3

Bridge to recovery with a left ventricular assist device for fulminant acute myocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Jan;69(1):284-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01202-3.

Authors

T Ueno¹, P Bergin, M Richardson, D S Esmore

Affiliation

¹ Heart and Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 10654540
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01202-3

Abstract

Acute fulminant myocarditis frequently causes circulatory collapse that is resistant to conventional therapy. We describe a case in which a patient with histologically confirmed viral myocarditis was supported by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to recovery. The LVAD was successfully weaned 3 weeks later.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Myocarditis / virology*
Pericarditis / virology
Recovery of Function
Recurrence
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology