Successful treatment of fulminant myocarditis with mechanical circulatory support.
A 66-year-old man with acute fulminant myocarditis was supported by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for 22 days, and successfully recovered from severe heart failure. Prior to this, he was treated using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) for five days. However, cardiac function was not recovered, so we conducted implantation of the LVAD. It is essential to make an immediate decision regarding LVAD implantation to save patients with fulminant myocarditis.
Furukawa
Nobuyuki
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. qtgkk994@yahoo.co.jp
Hata
Mitsumasa
M
Sezai
Akira
A
Niino
Tetsuya
T
Yoda
Masataka
M
Unosawa
Satoshi
S
Minami
Kazutomo
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology