Recovery of acute myocarditis with biventricular assist device in infant.
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.
Jang
Gi Young
GY
Lee
Jae Young
JY
Kim
Soo Jin
SJ
Shim
Woo Sup
WS
Hwang
Sung Wook
SW
Kim
Woong-Han
WH
D000208:Acute Disease; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction