Successful use of a percutaneous miniaturized extracorporeal life support system as a bridge and assistance to left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with severe refractory cardiogenic shock

A Haneya; A Philipp; T Puehler; D Camboni; M Hilker; S W Hirt; C Schmid

doi:10.1177/0267659111419887

Successful use of a percutaneous miniaturized extracorporeal life support system as a bridge and assistance to left ventricular assist device implantation in a patient with severe refractory cardiogenic shock

Perfusion. 2012 Jan;27(1):18-20. doi: 10.1177/0267659111419887. Epub 2011 Aug 22.

Authors

A Haneya¹, A Philipp, T Puehler, D Camboni, M Hilker, S W Hirt, C Schmid

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

PMID: 21859786
DOI: 10.1177/0267659111419887

Abstract

We present a 51-year-old man with cardiogenic shock in whom a percutaneous extracorporeal life support system (ECLS) was inserted to restore cardiopulmonary stability. After successful stabilization, a left ventricular assist device was implanted, using the ECLS without switching to a conventional cardiopulmonary bypass system to reduce its side effects.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
Extracorporeal Circulation / instrumentation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Life Support Systems / instrumentation*
Male
Middle Aged
Miniaturization / instrumentation*
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome