Biventricular assistance with 2 hm3 in a small chest patient: extra-pericardial implant.

Giulio FolinoAntonio PiperataJonida BejkoGino GerosaTomaso Bottio Jean Christian Roussel

Published in: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs (2020)

We describe the clinical course and treatment of a 53-year-old female, with small chest dimensions, referred to our institution for a primary cardiogenic shock. The patient underwent an on-pump left ventricular assist-device (VAD) implantation with the aid of immediate post-operative paracorporeal right-VAD assistance for an acute right ventricular failure. After two unsuccessful weaning attempts, she underwent extrapericardial HM 3 RVAD implantation.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
case report
liver failure
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
drug induced
combination therapy
atrial fibrillation
acute respiratory distress syndrome