[Pediatric mechanical circulatory assistance. Biventricular assistance for fulminant myocarditis in a 5 year old child].
The authors report the case of a 5 years old infant with cardiogenic shock due to a fulminant myocarditis. The severity of the shock which was refractory to conventional therapies necessitated to require to a cardiopulmonary bypass on emergency, followed by an external pneumatic bi-ventricular assistance. After 10 days (3 days with cardioplumonary bypass and 7 days of bi-ventricular assistance), the patient had been able to be disconnected of any mechanical circulatory supply with total recovery of the cardiac function.
Grinda
J M
JM
Département de chirurgie cardiaque, Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, Paris. jean-michel.grinda@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
Guibourt
P
P
Bricourt
M O
MO
Pelissier
J
J
Salvi
S
S
Fabiani
J N
JN
Deloche
A
A
D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*