Novel Combination of Impella and Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Full Recovery in Fulminant Myocarditis

A 31-year-old male was transferred to our hospital with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis. He progressed to multiorgan failure requiring intubation and maximal doses of multiple vasopressors. Circulatory support was provided with an Impella device as a bridge to an extracorporeal membran...

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Main Authors: Sachin Narain, Gian Paparcuri, Thomas M. Fuhrman, Richard B. Silverman, William T. Peruzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/459296
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