Bridge to recovery with a left ventricular assist device for fulminant acute myocarditis.
Acute fulminant myocarditis frequently causes circulatory collapse that is resistant to conventional therapy. We describe a case in which a patient with histologically confirmed viral myocarditis was supported by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to recovery. The LVAD was successfully weaned 3 weeks later.
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Heart and Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Richardson
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Esmore
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000821:virology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000821:virology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012008:Recurrence; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology