Successful echocardiography-guided medical management of severe early post-implant right ventricular failure in a patient with left ventricular assist device support: a case report

Successful echocardiography-guided medical management of severe early post-implant right ventricular failure in a patient with left ventricular assist device support: a case report

Abstract Background Post-implant right heart failure (RHF) has been recognized as a crucial prognostic factor in patients receiving left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and its management has long attracted attention from cardiologists and surgeons. Case presentation This report described an 18-...

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Main Authors: Shingo Kunioka, Osamu Seguchi, Tasuku Hada, Hiroki Mochizuki, Masaya Shimojima, Takuya Watanabe, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Naoki Tadokoro, Satoshi Kainuma, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Norihide Fukushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Early post-implant right ventricular failure
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Left ventricular assisted device
Heart transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02368-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02368-1

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