Successful weaning from a left ventricular assist device after surgical repair of a left ventricular free wall rupture.
We present a case of an insertion of a left ventricular assist device for severe cardiac failure after the repair of a left ventricular free wall rupture. A 72-year-old man was admitted with chest pain and unconsciousness, and required emergency surgical repair of a left ventricular free wall rupture under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Severe cardiac failure occurred postoperatively, and weaning from percutaneous cardiopulmonary support was impossible. We implanted a left ventricular assist device, and this could be removed at one week after implantation. The left ventricular assist device was very useful as a "bridge to recovery".
Kasahara
Katsuhiko
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Kamata
Satoshi
S
Koyanagi
Toshiya
T
Suzuki
Ryuusuke
R
Nishina
Dai
D
Kasegawa
Hitoshi
H
D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*