Key result
Percutaneous extracorporeal bypass reverses refractory cardiogenic shock and multiple organ failure in fulminant myocarditis.
Why the study?
Fulminant myocarditis often leads to cardiogenic shock and low cardiac output syndrome that are refractory to medical treatment and intraaortic balloon pump support.
Case Report (n=1)
No
May offer rescue in refractory fulminant myocarditis; leaves open need for prospective validation.
A previously well 53-year-old man with fulminant myocarditis is presented. Cardiogenic shock and medically refractory low cardiac output syndrome were unsuccessfully treated using an intraaortic balloon pump. A percutaneous extracorporeal bypass system improved hemodynamics, DIC and other multiorgan injuries following acute myocarditis.
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Tsuboi et al. (1990) conducted a case report in Fulminant myocarditis (n=1). Percutaneous extracorporeal bypass system (PEBS) was evaluated. A percutaneous extracorporeal bypass system successfully reversed severe cardiogenic shock and multiple organ failure in a patient with fulminant myocarditis refractory to an intraaortic balloon pump.
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