Long-term survival using intra-aortic balloon pump and percutaneous right ventricular assist device for biventricular mechanical support of cardiogenic shock

Brett D Atwater; Lisa M Nee; Giorgio Gimelli

Long-term survival using intra-aortic balloon pump and percutaneous right ventricular assist device for biventricular mechanical support of cardiogenic shock

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jul;20(7):E205-7.

Authors

Brett D Atwater¹, Lisa M Nee, Giorgio Gimelli

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 321 S. Owen Drive, Madison, WI 53705, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18599903

Abstract

Right ventricular (RV) involvement in acute inferior left ventricular (LV) myocardial infarction increases the risks of cardiogenic shock and in-hospital mortality. Acutely impaired RV performance results in reduced LV preload and, in combination with impaired LV contractility, causes severely reduced LV stroke volume and cardiac output. Here we report long-term patient survival after acute biventricular myocardial infarction (MI) using simultaneous RV support with a TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device (Cardiac Assist Technologies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and LV support with an intra-aortic balloon pump. Further evaluation of completely percutaneous biventricular support in acute MI is warranted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping*
Male
Shock, Cardiogenic / physiopathology
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction / therapy*