Key result
The combination of Impella and ECMO successfully provided mechanical cardiovascular support and left ventricular decompression, leading to full recovery in an adult with fulminant myocarditis.
Population
1 adult male with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis progressing to multiorgan failure requiring…
Design
Case_report
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May support Impella-ECMO feasibility in fulminant myocarditis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
The combination of Impella and ECMO can successfully decompress the left ventricle and serve as a bridge to full recovery in adults with fulminant myocarditis.
Narain et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Fulminant myocarditis (n=1). Combination of Impella and Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) was evaluated on Full recovery. The combination of Impella and ECMO successfully provided mechanical cardiovascular support and left ventricular decompression, leading to full recovery in an adult with fulminant myocarditis.
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