A case of cardiogenic shock due to acute coronary syndrome successfully recovered by percutaneous and paracorporeal left ventricular assist device

Makiko Nakamura; Masakazu Hori; Masaki Nakagaito; Hiroyuki Kuwahara; Osamu Kinoshita; Minoru Ono; Shigeki Yokoyama; Toshio Doi; Kazuaki Fukahara; Koichiro Kinugawa

doi:10.1007/s10047-019-01101-x

A case of cardiogenic shock due to acute coronary syndrome successfully recovered by percutaneous and paracorporeal left ventricular assist device

J Artif Organs. 2019 Sep;22(3):249-252. doi: 10.1007/s10047-019-01101-x. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ The Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-City, 930-0194, Japan. [email protected].
² The Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-City, 930-0194, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.

Abstract

We recently experienced a 70-year-old woman with left main trunk-acute coronary syndrome who was initially supported by Impella 5.0 which converted to paracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation as a bridge to recovery. Optimized guideline-directed medical therapy with cardiac rehabilitation resulted in successful explantation of LVAD and she discharged on foot.

Keywords: Bridge to recovery; Cardiogenic shock; Impella; Left main trunk; Ventricular assist device.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / complications*
Aged
Female
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
Treatment Outcome