title: Use of the Jarvik 2000 continuous flow left ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.
abstract: Several strategies for circulatory support have been successfully utilized as bridges to recovery or transplantation after acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. We report the novel use of a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for successful recovery and bridging to transplantation in a patient who had massive anterior wall myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7065, USA. selzman@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Craig H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Selzman
authors.forename: Patricia P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vernon-Platt
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: Brett C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sheridan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*