Acute-right-ventricular-failure post-cardiotomy: RVAD as a bridge to a successful recovery. Issue 6 (20th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sertic, F; Ali, A
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Issue 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-20
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjy140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: This is the case of a 57-year-old woman who underwent coronary-artery-bypass-grafting following a diagnosis of NSTEMI with triple-coronary-vessel-disease. During separation from cardiopulmonary-bypass she developed acute severe-right-ventricular-failure refractory to inotropic support and intra-aortic-balloon-pump-counterpulsation. Therefore VA-ECMO was established in order to separate the patient from cardiopulmonary-bypass. VA-ECMO was then transitioned to RVAD support which allowed complete recovery of RV-function and subsequent explantation. The patient was eventually discharged home.