title: Successful use of the centrifugal ventricular assist device for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock.
abstract: A centrifugal pump was successfully used as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a 54-year-old female who developed cardiogenic shock following open heart surgery. Cardiac index prior to the LVAD support was 1.4 l/min/m2 and increased to 3.0 l/min/m2 at removal of the device, which assisted for 88h. She resumed her daily activity 10 months after the operation and is in New York Heart Association functional class I.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furutani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Senoo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teramoto
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy*