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Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart Disease
Published on: July 18, 2014
Ventricular assistance after tricuspid valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease
T Njambou Mbakop1, P Weyers, E Van de Steen
1Service soins intensifs, CHU de Liège, domaine universitaire Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium. thierrynjambou@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
We report a case of a 71-year-old woman with carcinoid heart disease admitted in ICU after tricuspid valve replacement. She quickly developed a acute heart right failure. Optimal medical treatment failed and we implanted ventricular assistance. After 10 days of support, patient improved and the right ventricle recovered. Temporary devices can provide a successful bridge to cardiac recovery. However, the risk of infection that is a major prognosis factor should be carefully considered particularly when temporary assistance implanted on immunosuppressed patients.
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