Rescue of a patient with fulminant myocarditis by percutaneous extracorporeal bypass.
A previously well 53-year-old man with fulminant myocarditis is presented. Cardiogenic shock and medically refractory low cardiac output syndrome were unsuccessfully treated using an intraaortic balloon pump. A percutaneous extracorporeal bypass system improved hemodynamics, DIC and other multiorgan injuries following acute myocarditis.
Tsuboi
H
H
Department of Circulation, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Sone
T
T
Sassa
H
H
Itoh
T
T
Koyama
T
T
Takasu
A
A
Minakuchi
K
K
D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy