Long-term use of ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery in acute fulminant myocarditis

Caroline L S George; Rebecca K Ameduri; Robyn C Reed; Kirsten B Dummer; David M Overman; James D St Louis

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.036

Long-term use of ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery in acute fulminant myocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;95(3):e59-60. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.036.

Authors

Caroline L S George¹, Rebecca K Ameduri, Robyn C Reed, Kirsten B Dummer, David M Overman, James D St Louis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 23438564
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.036

Abstract

We report the successful long-term use of a left ventricular assist device (Berlin EXCOR) as a bridge to recovery in a patient with fulminant parvovirus B19 myocarditis. The use of this device allowed time for myocardial recovery, avoiding the need for cardiac transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Biopsy
Follow-Up Studies
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Infant
Male
Myocarditis / pathology
Myocarditis / physiopathology
Myocarditis / therapy*
Myocardium / pathology
Recovery of Function*
Time Factors
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*