Treatment of cardiogenic shock with left ventricular assist device combined with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a case report.
Cardiogenic shock has a poor prognosis with established treatment strategies. We report a 62 years old man with heart failure exacerbating into refractory cardiogenic shock successfully treated with the combination of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and subacute cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantable cardioverter-defibrillator device (CRT-D).
Keilegavlen
Håvard
H
Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. hkei@helse-bergen.no
Nordrehaug
Jan Erik
JE
Faerestrand
Svein
S
Fanebust
Rune
R
Pettersen
Reidar
R
Haaverstad
Rune
R
Tuseth
Vegard
V
D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome