Author/Authors :
Stephen Westaby، نويسنده , , Takahiro Katsumata، نويسنده , , David Pigott، نويسنده , , Xu Y. Jin، نويسنده , , Kjell Saatvedt، نويسنده , , Matthew Horton، نويسنده , , Richard E. Clark، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A patient with acute fulminant lymphocytic myocarditis and cardiogenic shock was successfully treated by mechanical offloading of the left ventricle. A nonpulsatile left-heart bypass was undertaken with an implantable centrifugal blood pump. Careful weaning resulted in device removal on the seventh day. Left and right ventricular function is sustained at 7 months. Widespread application of this method depends on the availability of an inexpensive user friendly blood pump, appropriate weaning protocols and emerging strategies to promote sustainabile myocardial recovery.
