title: Recovery of acute myocarditis with biventricular assist device in infant.
abstract: A 5-month-old boy was admitted to hospital presenting with cardiogenic shock. The echocardiographic examinations revealed a severe ventricular dysfunction. Despite the aggressive medical therapy, his hemodynamic status progressively deteriorated. Mechanical circulatory support was initially provided with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Because his hemodynamic condition had not improved, the ECMO was removed and a biventricular assist device (BVAD) was instituted. After 10 days, the ventricular function had recovered and the BVAD could be removed. This report describes a successful bridge to recovery using a BVAD in an infant suffering from acute myocarditis.
authors.forename: Gi Young
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo Sup
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Sung Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Woong-Han
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction