title: Successful treatment of fulminant myocarditis with mechanical circulatory support.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. qtgkk994@yahoo.co.jp
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Furukawa
authors: Mitsumasa
authors: M
authors: Hata
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Sezai
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Niino
authors: Masataka
authors: M
authors: Yoda
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Unosawa
authors: Kazutomo
authors: K
authors: Minami
mesh_terms: 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