Rescue of a child with fulminant myocarditis using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support.
This report describes a 14-year-old girl with fulminant myocarditis who was successfully treated with a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). She developed progressive cardiac failure after a 3-week history of progressive fatigue, fever, tachypnea, and dyspnea requiring inotropic support, mechanical ventilation, and intra-aortic balloon pumping. Her condition continued to deteriorate, and she was cannulated for PCPS using a right femoral artery/femoral vein approach, which resulted in rapid improvement and hemodynamic stabilization. This case documents that circulatory support with PCPS is effective for treating children with fulminant myocarditis.
Inoue
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Department of Pediatrics, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
Kaneko
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H
Yoshizawa
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Y
Morikawa
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A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*