Transcontinental transport of a patient with an AbioMed BVS 5000 BVAD.
In patients with severe cardiogenic shock requiring implantation of a short-term assist device transportation to a specialized heart center for further therapy may be necessary. We report the first successful transcontinental air transport (from Singapore to Berlin, Germany) of a patient with fulminating myocarditis requiring implantation of a biventricular assist device.
Potapov
Evgenij V
EV
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany. potapov@dhzb.de
Merkle
Frank
F
Güttel
Andreas
A
Pasic
Miralem
M
Caleb
Michael
M
Kopitz
Michael
M
Hetzer
Roland
R
D017732:Air Ambulances; D005858:Germany; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012846:Singapore; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods