Author/Editor | Frazier, OH; Gregorič, Igor D; Messner, Gregory N | |
Title | Total circulatory support with an LVAD in an adolescent with a previous Fontan procedure | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Tex Heart Inst J | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 32, št. 3 | |
Publication year | 2005 | |
Volume | str. 402-4 | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | We report the case of a 14-year-old boy who developed ischemic contracture of the heart after open heart surgery to correct complex congenital heart disease. Because he had no cardiac function, an extracorporeal, continuous-flow device was used to support him until he was transferred to our institution. Shortly after his arrival, an implantable, long-term left ventricular assist device was implanted. The univentricular pump provided total cardiac support for this critically ill patient. After normalization of end-organ function, the patient underwent successful orthotopic cardiac transplantation. | |
Descriptors | HEART-ASSIST DEVICES FOLLOW-UP STUDIES HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL MYOCARDIAL STUNNING PULMONARY CIRCULATION VASCULAR RESISTANCE |