Bridge to Transplantation with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 116-119, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-171321
ABSTRACT
A 61-year-old female patient was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricle dysfunction. Two days after admission, continuous renal replacement therapy was performed due to oliguria and lactic acidosis. On the fifth day, an intra-aortic balloon pump was inserted due to low cardiac output syndrome. Beginning 4 days after admission, she was supported for 15 days thereafter with an extracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) because of heart failure with multi-organ failure. A heart transplant was performed while the patient was stabilized with the LVAD. She developed several complications after the surgery, such as cytomegalovirus pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, wound dehiscence, and H1N1 infection. On postoperative day 19, she was discharged from the hospital with close follow-up and treatment for infection. She received follow-up care for 10 months without any immune rejection reaction.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Oliguria
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Pneumonia
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Rejection, Psychology
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Acidosis, Lactic
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Cardiac Output, Low
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Heart-Assist Devices
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Follow-Up Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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