Right Ventricular Infarction and Mitral Stenosis: A Resuscitation Challenge. Issue 11 (November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Champion, Sébastien; Braunberger, Eric; Vandroux, David; Gaüzere, Bernard A.; Lefort, Yannick
• Is Part Of: International journal of artificial organs. Volume 37:Issue 11(2014)
• Page Start: 861
• Page End: 863
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Subjects: Cardiac catheterization -- Circulatory temporary support -- Ventricle -- Right -- Myocardial infarction -- Mitral valve replacement; Artificial organs -- Periodicals; 617.956
• DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000355
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0391-3988

Abstract

We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who experienced an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular extension, poorly tolerated, partly due to a severe rheumatic mitral stenosis discovered during the hospitalization. Following an initial emergent mechanical circulatory support with femoro-femoral extracorporeal life support (ECLS), the patient had the mitral valve replaced, and the arterio-venous ECLS was removed for a right ventricular assistance device. After seven weeks, she was discharged and fully recovered.