Key result
Sequential mechanical circulatory support using 4 devices successfully bridges fulminant giant cell myocarditis to heart transplantation.
Why the study?
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare cause of cardiogenic shock requiring rapid immunosuppressive therapy and mechanical circulatory support.
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Demonstrates the feasibility of using multiple sequential mechanical circulatory support devices as a bridge to heart transplantation in a patient with fulminant giant cell myocarditis.
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare cause of cardiogenic shock requiring a high index of suspicion, rapid immunosuppressive therapy, and mechanical circulatory support. We present the case of a patient with giant cell myocarditis who underwent a successful bridge with four different types of mechanical circulatory support devices to heart transplantation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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Brailovsky et al. (2022) studied this question. Sequential use of four different mechanical circulatory support devices successfully bridged a patient with fulminant giant cell myocarditis to heart transplantation.
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